@SFOMuseum Twitter Posts Tagged AviationEvolutions This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Twitter account. There are 139 posts and this is page 8 of 12. See all the tags or all the Twitter posts that have been archived so far.

#OnThisDay in 1962, the #Vickers VC10 took off on its maiden flight. The VC10 was similar in size and capacity to the #Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8. It was developed for #transoceanic routes as well as to operate from short runway airports. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on June 29, 2018.

See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale #ModelAirplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #avgeek #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.

#UTA introduced the aircraft in 1973, and by the mid-1970s, the carrier was operating it on many of its #longhaul #transatlantic routes to North and South America. #AviationEvolutions #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.

The DC-10 was #McDonnellDouglas’ answer to #Boeing’s #widebody 747 #jumbojet. The aircraft had a slightly smaller capacity of up to 400 passengers, yet offered similar wide-body spaciousness and comfort to the #747. #AviationEvolutions #avgeek This tweet was posted on June 20, 2018.

See "#AviationEvolutions: The #JimLund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp This tweet was posted on June 04, 2018.

The #Boeing 247 entered service with United Air Lines in 1933. 75 of the aircraft were eventually built, with most going to the #United’s fleet, primarily operated on United’s “Mainline” transcontinental route until the mid 1930s. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on June 04, 2018.

Often referred to as the first modern airliner, the all-metal, twin-engine #Boeing Model 247 was a revolutionary airliner when introduced in 1933. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on June 04, 2018.

See "#AviationEvolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp This tweet was posted on May 31, 2018.

After the war, Commandos were acquired by numerous commercial carriers. Most were operated by commercial air cargo companies such as the Flying Tiger Line. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on May 31, 2018.

The Curtiss Commando was initially designed as a 36 passenger, pressurized commercial airliner. Following its first flight in 1940, the armed forces took notice and it was redesigned for rugged military use. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on May 31, 2018.

#OnThisDay in 1927, #CharlesLindbergh landed in #Paris, #France in his #Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis,” making him the first person to complete a solo, non-stop flight over the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on May 21, 2018.

See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on May 17, 2018.