#THISWEEK 1954
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‘Which tail identifies America’s fastest airliner?’
Illustration by Walter Murch (1907-1967)
#Illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #WalterMurch #GraphicDesign #aviation #aircraft #airliners #AircraftDesign #AircraftEngineering #passengeraircraft

full issue at https://archive.org/details/colliersmagazine

‘#Boeing’s $15,000,000 Gamble By Richard Tregaskis
America’s first jet transport – a 100-passenger, 550-mph job – is now nearing completion. Can it wrest the jet lead from Great Britain’s Comet?’
Collier’s Mar 19, 1954
#AviationIndustry #Boeing707 #WilliamAllen #PassengerAircraft

Lockheed L-10 Electra — On 23 February 1934, the Lockheed Model 10 Electra passenger aircraft, flown by test pilot Marshall E. Headle, performed its maiden flight.

The #Lockheed Model 10 #Electra #PassengerAircraft performed its #MaidenFlight on 23 February 1934. As next Monday marks 92 years since that day, it is the perfect opportunity to dive into the #history of this #iconic #aeroplane in our #Saturday Short #Aviation Story series.

#THISWEEK in 1950
‘The air is yours . . . *use it* to visit your favorite part of America’
United Aircraft Corporation
*Collier’s* May 13, 1950
#UnitedAircraftCorporation #AviationIndustry #CommercialAirlines #airliners #aircraft #passengerAircraft

'#Boeing’s $15,000,000 Gamble By Richard Tregaskis
America’s first jet transport – a 100-passenger, 550-mph job – is now nearing completion. Can it wrest the jet lead from Great Britain’s Comet?'
Collier’s Mar 19, 1954
#AviationIndustry #Boeing707 #WilliamAllen #PassengerAircraft