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Once in a while you find something that just defies logic and while cruising The Jalopy Journal, I stumbled across this oddity.



http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=9001

What crazy stuff do you have?

Not crazy, but different...

We have a photo enlarger with about a 4'x5' vacuum-back easel that has to tilt and swing (to rectify aerial photos). The swing mechanism (I'm told) is a turret ring from a B-17. The builder of this custom enlarger built a similar one for a competitor, and it also uses a turret ring.

I'll see if I can post a photo so somebody can verify.

We had a pretty good thread going on that subject a while back:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8642&p=71645&hilit=strange+uses+for+aircraft+parts#p71645

Ah yes, La Carrera Panamericana, aka the Mexican Road Race. Somewhere around this office is a Floyd Clymer book from the 1950 race which has a shot (closeup, all you can see is the cockpit) of the future CAF A-20G. (Just spent 20 min. looking for it and of course I can't find it )

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

a rather plane house:

http://inhabitat.com/2010/06/15/retired ... g_house_1/