"Oddballs" pics
Oct 8, 2018 | 10:22 AM
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
Oct 8, 2018 | 10:26 AM
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From: northwestern Ontario
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bobj49f2
Thanks Bob
Oct 8, 2018 | 10:50 AM
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From: W. Central FL.
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56panelford
What were they used for ,taxiing air craft..?
They were APUs, Auxillary Power Units for starting aircraft.;
Oct 8, 2018 | 10:55 AM
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raytasch
They were APUs, Auxillary Power Units for starting aircraft.;
I was thinking they were for towing the fighters out to the flight deck, now I have the full picture..
They look like a cool little toy to have..
Oct 8, 2018 | 11:25 AM
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56panelford
What were they used for ,taxiing air craft..?
No. They would start aircraft. The low profile got them under the wings. They steered with the single back wheel. They were speedy little things.
Later!
Mr. Ed
Oct 8, 2018 | 11:29 AM
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From: northwestern Ontario
What happened to them all, they get scrapped..
Oct 15, 2018 | 08:58 AM
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56panelford
What were they used for ,taxiing air craft..?
Auxilliary Power Unit (APU) for starting jet engines in the 1950s. The U.S. Navy used them on aircraft carriers. A company in California bought a bunch of them but none left now that anyone can find.
Oct 15, 2018 | 07:42 PM
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From: northwestern Ontario
Neat looking little buggy..
Oct 19, 2018 | 08:30 PM
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Nothing odd here, just an airplane hanging off the back of '48-50 CEO wrecker in front a gas station in the middle of town.
Oct 19, 2018 | 08:42 PM
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From: Bothell & Silverdale, WA
Hmm. Seems to be missing an important item.
Oct 19, 2018 | 08:50 PM
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Oct 20, 2018 | 01:14 PM
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From: Kentucky
Well, Mullin's does the best tune-ups and brake work in town. But they're nowhere near the airport.
Oct 20, 2018 | 01:57 PM
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You sure they weren't some fly by night joint?
Oct 20, 2018 | 04:05 PM
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bobj49f2
You sure they weren't some fly by night joint?
I was going to make a comment about a sky-hook.
Oct 20, 2018 | 08:18 PM
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From: Houston
I was going to wing it but that will no longer fly... Cool picture!
They look like a cool little toy to have..
