General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

Fuselage

Patents

N/A

General Description

Polyurethane; ink.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

110.0 cm

Width

40.0 cm

Height

30.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Space

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

North Feltham

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1990s and early 2000s.

Canada

Air Canada has been Canada’s national airline since the mid-twentieth century. Air Canada was originally called Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) and was formed by the Canadian National Railways. The company launched its first flight on September 1, 1937, between Vancouver and Seattle. On January 1, 1965, its name was changed to Air Canada. Air Canada is Canada’s largest and longest lasting airline. This model reflects Air Canada’s changes in livery and technology made in an era of deregulation and of privatization. The company’s changing livery is in many ways the face of the nation as many people experience it around the world. As part of its ongoing process of selling air travel, Air Canada has made models of its aircraft since the 30s and 40s. The models in question are referred to as “sales” models, meaning that they were usually to be found in ticket and travel agent “sales” offices. The reason for this model’s “retirement” is that the aircrafts represented by this model is no longer in service with Air Canada, and therefore it was not thought to be worth the cost of re-painting the model in the latest livery. Air Canada acquired 15 Boeing 747s, 5 of them being Boeing 747-100s, 3 being Boeing 747-200s, and 7 being Boeing 747-400s. The first of these planes entered service with Air Canada in April of 1971 and the last one was retired from service in October of 2004.

Function

A small-scale model of an Air Canada Boeing 767-300 used for display.

Technical

These models reflect several aspects of air travel, like the later evolution of passenger planes and the rivalry between Boeing and Airbus. They also reflect the use of models to sell air travel via representations of the latest, most sophisticated aircrafts. These models also reflect a recurrent theme in aviation as well as design history, namely the changing of a corporate livery as part of an ongoing corporate redesign.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Lettering on each side reads: “AIR CANADA”.

Missing

The artifact appears complete.

Finish

Predominantly white glossy exterior with dark blue-green, silver, and red accents.

Decoration

Paint and decals meant to recreate the exterior design of an Air Canada Boeing 767-300, including the windows, doors, handles, lettering, and the Air Canada logo.