The article showcases a curated list of "aviation treasures" found on Craigslist, ranging from aircraft to parts and memorabilia.
Highlighted items include a BD5 Jet kit, a Cessna 175 plane, an F-100 throttle quadrant, a vintage stewardess hat, and a JATO (jet assisted takeoff) bottle.
The tone is enthusiastic and informal, presenting unique finds with a hint of humor and encouraging readers to seek out similar items.
As usual, we’ve been crawling on Craigslist looking for aviation treasures. Only now we’ve decided that our finds are just too awesome to keep to ourselves. So in the spirit of sharing, here they are.
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As we said, you are simply not going to believe #4, but, hint, hint, you will want to strap it to your plane. Also, to be even more honest, we don’t even know what #4 is?!?, and because these listings might not be around when you go looking for them, we’re not going to include any links, but we’re pretty sure if they’re still available, you’ll be able to find them on your own.
Have fun!
This is so cool. One rule only: youâve got to make that jet noise sound and machine gun noises as you use it!Youâve seen Bond, James Bond, scoot around the skies in Octopussy in one of these, a BD5 Jet. Hereâs one you can call your ownâ¦well, okay, a kit for one. But a little sweat equity a jet engine later, youâll have joined the jet set. Youâve seen Bond, James Bond, scoot around the skies in Octopussy in one of these, a BD5 Jet. Hereâs one you can call your ownâ¦well, okay, a kit for one. But a little sweat equity a jet engine later, youâll have joined the jet set. Youâve seen Bond, James Bond, scoot around the skies in Octopussy in one of these, a BD5 Jet. Hereâs one you can call your ownâ¦well, okay, a kit for one. But a little sweat equity a jet engine later, youâll have joined the jet set. Our plane this week is this beautiful baby blue-and-blue on white Cessna 175 with a fairly low time, very special engine. The 175 is a cool part of the Cessna story, and this one sure is pretty. $29,000 seems reasonable, too!Tada! This is the one you needed to see, a real life JATO (jet assisted takeoff) bottle! Weâre not exactly sure what the FAA (or ATM, yikes) rules are on this, but have you seen that video of an Ercoupe taking off with one of these bolted on? We need at least one!This is so cool. One rule only: youâve got to make that jet noise sound and machine gun noises as you use it!A piece of airline history that the prop department at Madmen somehow didnât get their hands on. A different era, to be sure!
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