Mastodawn

"The Stinson Model A was one of the last commercial airliners produced in the United States with a steel-tube and fabric fuselage. Although the design was already outdated by the time it was introduced in 1935, it was still a relatively successful short-range, medium-capacity, tri-motor airliner. With a cruising speed of over 160 miles per hour, it was one the fastest tri-motor airliners available at the time and nearly as fast as the Douglas DC-2, which was introduced a year earlier. During the mid-1930s, it was primarily operated by American Airlines on the carrier’s five-stop Detroit–Chicago route, and later, the Washington D.C.–Chicago route. Other operators in the U.S. included Delta Air Lines and Central Airlines. 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. http://ow.ly/bl8650jjq5O" This was posted to our Instagram account on October 03, 2018 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729357609/

Startupmac Jan 7

The Green Stripes are Back Cathay Pacific Revives the Iconic "Lettuce Leaf" Livery for its 80th Anniversary!

Aviation fans, rejoice! To kick off its 80th-anniversary celebrations, Cathay Pacific has unveiled a stunning retro makeover for its flagship Airbus A350. The legendary "Lettuce Leaf Sandwich" livery—a fan-favorite Brunswick green-and-white design that ruled the skies from 1971 to 1994—is officially back in service!

#cathaypacific #80yearstogether #aviationgeek #retrolivery

Upgrade to Butterfly Dec 28

Wer sagt, dass Workshops im Kidspace nur für Kinder sind? 😅

🐁🐘 Das ist ein Drehmeier. Den kann man drehen. Dabei zeigt er viele wichtige Dinge an, die ein Pilot umrechnen muss. Hier sieht er zum Beispiel, wann er mit dem Landeanflug beginnen muss. Das sagt ihm zwar auch sein Flugzeug, aber das dreht sich dabei nicht so schön. 🐁🐘😁

Danke, @fly_it 🛩

#39c3 #aviationgeek

SFO Museum's Instagram Bot Nov 19

"In 1957, BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) introduced the long-delayed, turboprop Britannia, developed and produced by the Bristol Aircraft Company of Filton, England. Initially, the fast, large-capacity, long-range airliner was operated on the airline’s London–New York route. Two years later, BOAC inaugurated the its first regular round-the-world service via San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Overall, the Britannia performed well, yet it was plagued with engine intake icing problems. BOAC flew the Britannia for several years before replacing it with faster, more economical, long-range turbojets. Many were later sold to smaller carriers such as Eagle Airways, where the Britannia continued in operation on trans-oceanic routes. During the early 1960s, the airline, then controlled by the Cunard Steamship Company and called Cunard Eagle Airways, offered Britannia transatlantic service first to Bermuda, and shortly after, to New York. In 1965, after reorganizing as British Eagle International Airways, a Britannia inaugurated the airline’s first transatlantic passenger service between South Africa and South America. 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. http://bit.ly/AviationEvolutions" This was posted to our Instagram account on November 09, 2018 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729357395/

SFO Museum's Instagram Bot Nov 17

"The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was an updated version of the DC-9, which was introduced in 1965. Swissair introduced the airliner in 1980. Like the DC-9, the MD-80 provided a mid-range, medium capacity airliner capable of serving short runways of small regional airports. The design was highly successful with orders from airlines the world over. American Airlines purchased a large fleet of the airliner and eventually became the world’s largest MD-80 operator. (Currently, Delta Air Lines is the largest operator.) The aircraft proved ideal for the carrier’s many mid-range, regional services during the decades of its operation. 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. http://ow.ly/VsVQ50jV87S" This was posted to our Instagram account on December 11, 2018 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729357259/

༺༻Nov 12

A Delta 757 arriving from LAX didn’t clear runway 19 in time, forcing another Delta A321 to go around — all caught live during the Airline Videos Live broadcast from Washington DC’s Reagan National Airport on November 9th, 2025!
#airlinevideos #airlinevideoslive #aviation #aviationgeek #aviationdaily #avgeek #DeltaAirLines