About this Vintage Print Ad
This advertisement highlights American Airlines' introduction of full-feathering propellers on its DC-3 Flagship aircraft in 1937, developed in conjunction with the Hamilton Standard Propeller Company. The new propellers could be 'feathered' to reduce drag and increase passenger safety in case of engine failure. The ad emphasizes this innovation as a milestone in air transportation and notes that such propellers are now standard equipment in commercial aircraft.
- Brand: American Airlines
- Product: American Airlines DC-3 Flagship with Full-Feathering Propellers
- Tagline: FULL-FEATHERING Propellers Put Greater Surety 'Out Front'
- Publication: Fortune
- Year: 1953
Objects in the advertisement: airplane, clouds
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