for sale in misc.section of classifieds and recieved message that these were not hot rod related and my thread was deleted question who here thinks that aircraft mechanics has nothing to do with hot rod culture?
Were they old or new? I could see if they were from the 40's or about but not the new ones. Study guides? Like for an A&P test? Not related at all. I'm sure the mods don't want this place becoming a yard sale......
The mod's have spoken, doesn't matter what anybody else here thinks. But for the record, I don't think it belongs either.
Well...look at Eelco and Moon, companies basic to the early speed industry...they simply applied WWII aircraft tech to rodding, first just selling surplus Air Corps parts, then later designing stuff done just like the aircraft bits but designed in shape and size for rodders. Early rod and dragster fuel system tech IS aircraft tech, and of course early full competition rods with tube frames were straight out of the Air Corps airframe manuals. If WWII aircraft people had not been a big segment of the rodding community, early rods and drag cars would have looked a lot different...
I spent 33 years at a large US flag carrier as an A&P but mostly working in the tool manufacturing area. At Different times my Foreman had a Blown Chrysler Gas Dragster, A top Alcohol funny car, a Sprint car. and a Blown Corvair sports racer. All different foremen. I had a number of race cars. One guy ran at Indy for years. A few Comp Eliminator cars. Other oval track and road racers. You better believe the airline industry was highly involved in turning out race parts. Even if they didn't know it.
It really doesn't matter anyway. If the books arent old and collectable they wouldn't be useful cause the FAA changes the tests every few years by adding new info like composites. I literally have a stack of books and ATP manuals 5 feet high that just arent current.
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