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1-16-P-A-6........RENO AIR RACES WHISKEY BOTTLE/PYLON...........Back in the good 'ol days when Reno wasn't quite so politically correct, they had more fun!....Here is official proof with this ceramic McCormick bottle that is actually made in just the shape and markings of a race pylon at Reno/ Stead field in Nevada...... the bottle is black and white checkerboard and marked vertically 'RENO' with the image of a gold P-51 Mustang flying along.......also marked is 'National Championship AIR RACES Spet. 18, 19,20, 1970.......... on the bottom of the bottle is embossed 'McCormick commemerative 1970, with a gold painted serial number (not many of these bottles?)..cork is hidden under 'gold' medallion at the top of pylon/bottle...unbelievably, you seriously can still smell a faint whiskey odor in the bottle!.......original........stands over 13" tall and held 4/5 Quart.....just the thing for your den......$65
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2-16-P-A-6....PARCHUTE HARNESS QUICK RELEASE....Believe the Germans invented these just prior to WW11 and the British also used them early on calling them the "Sutton" type release...(or perhaps it was the other way around)...at any rate it is the quick release for a parchute harness...you rotate the center a quarter turn and push down and all four harness hardpoints snap loose...a extremely high quality piece of hardware..and rather a rare item to find today...the release and the four removable harness hardpoints can be yours for...$49.
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3-31-P-A-6......#30 SPLINE ENGINE LIFTING EYE ...For all you guys 'n gals with P&W 985's, Wright R-975, Continental R-975, and Ranger V770's.......brand new old stock HEIL brand (still in business) milled steel lifting eye screws on to your #30 spline crank.....allowing you to safely lift the engine..... can also be used as support for aircraft hoisting when engine is installed......new, still wrapped in paper dipped cosmoline...WWII era military surplus.......would certainly cost more then this to manufacture!........$35
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4-42-P-A-6......PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT WINDOW.......Believed to be from a USAAF Convair T-29(USN R4Y), this plexiglass window measures about 11" by 11" and a 'bulletproof' 1" thick!.....brand new with part numbers marked on the edge....has compass rose marked around radius of 'glas in 30 degree increments...slight curve of piece to contour with round fuselage.........I understand it makes an interesting photo frame with and image attached on the back......have a few left.....only $14 each
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| 5-44-P-A-6...VIETNAM JET ERA RADIO CONTROL ...HF (high frequency) radio control head for some military jet....has failsafe for not accidentally turning the unit off, and freq. select from #1 to #8.....internally lit........large cannon plug connector at the rear of zinc chromated case....face measures 2.5" by 5.5" and about 4" deep....probably cost us taxpayers as much as a Chevy Corvair..........yours for only ........$22 |  |
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6-39-P-A-6........PAIR OF 'SLIDER' AIR ASSOCIATES LAP-BELT SEATBELTS.....Long since determined un-safe, and generally illegal by the FAA, these are what a number of our favorite antique airplanes were equipped with new......light brown/olive drab webbing, gold buckle, and black belt end, these were quite attractive......on reverse of each belt is the Air Associates original tag, with an old FAA approval (now long since NOT APPROVED due to the slider buckles which were determined to slip in an accident!) ........belt is 2" wide, and each assembly measures 62" long.....one end of assembly has metal slider/bolt attachment plate, and the other has only a slider (see photos)......these belts are in amazing, excellent condition.....I won't tell you who's plane these were just removed from, but they were in a flying plane up until very recently when they would not pass annual!) .....would make a perfect display for your antique at a fly-in, belts could be slid under seat-back and look original, then removed for flight......two complete seatbelts, used from 1940's through 1960's..... the set of 2 seat belts only $40
****As with everything else on this site, it is YOUR responsibility to determine legality/airworthiness of any items. In this case, these are clearly not approved or safe any more!!**** |
| 7-46-P-A-6........AMERICAN AIRLINES FORK.... .Genuine American Airlines fork (for fishing that olive from your martini?).......stainless steel with winged AA logo at top of handle....some forks are Oneida or Sola manufacture.......good condition.....have a few....each only....... $3 |
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8-44-P-A-6........INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR ...... Three position indicator shows LOCK-///////-UNLOCK in window at the face of the gauge........internally lighted, dated 7/(19)59 from who knows what type of military jet aircraft.......probably used to indicate tail hook or landing gear position.......very high quality, probably cost us taxpayers $$$ when new........good condition....about 3.5" long.........each............$4 |
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10-40-P-A-6........AIRCRAFT RADIO ANTENNA .....This 'falls' under the 'truth is stranger than fiction' category, this 27" long solid mast antenna was found by a friend who was hiking far up in our local Sierra Nevada mountain range and stumbled across it!.......we figure this fell off a passing US Navy aircraft due to grey color, zinc chromated inside and high quality construction ...... numerous fire-bombers fly in this area during the summer so it might be off of one?....who knows.....quite large and solid built (heavy), doesn't look too damaged from its fall, but could use a good cleaning.........$9
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