Fancy hubcap or lawnmower blades

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 1:26 pm

http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e ... gory=26439

Mark

paul skinner · Post by **paul skinner** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 2:24 pm

And yet, it's no longer airworthy but he wants $1,200.00 (USD)

Yah. I'll get right on it. Will a check do ok?

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 3:38 pm

Would be nice to decorate my bedroom, among airplane pictues and posters...

Mike Kirney · Post by **Mike Kirney** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:39 am

If you ask me, $1200 US for all that stuff is a bargain. Think of the hours of machining that went into making those objects. If that stuff was airworthy it would cost tens of thousands, I'm sure. I'm surprised nobody bid. If he would have accepted bids from Canada I might have plunked down some kingo on it myself. Just because he doesn't ship up here doesn't mean I can't have it shipped, although there might be some kind of export control on that stuff. Perhaps he will re-list it. The entire third stage of a low-bypass turbo-fan would make a fantastic toy I think. There are all sorts of things that are worth way less that cost way more. Fancy mag wheels for Honda Civics come to mind, as do riding lawn mowers.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 2:09 pm

relisted at $1000....

Tom

adibrook · Post by **adibrook** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 9:27 pm

I'm sure hes just saying it's not airworthy to avoid being sued if some idiot fits it wrong or something.

I reckon if you shove it into an engine...ti'll run with no problems.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 9:35 pm

no, i am sure he is saying it isn't airworthy, because for that same fact, it isn't. I would think there to be strict rules on something like that, considering its airworthiness.

Tom

adibrook · Post by **adibrook** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:05 pm

yeh...i suppose it may be cracked or something.

However, if you look at old engines or other equitment on ebay, they all say "due to the nature/age of this device it is sold as a non-functioning collectable only"

Man...you should see how many of these "non functioning collectables" i have runnning. Mind you ...they are piston engines and not jets, but still.

All i'm saying is that if i had that engine, with the part being sold missing, i'd shove it in there and see what happens. but then again...that's just me :-) . I'm crazy. I made a diesel injector head out of a doorbell button!!

larry cottrill · Post by **larry cottrill** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:30 pm

I can assure you that, at least in the US, 'not airworthy' does not necessarily mean that something is incapable of being used and performing well. If a main bearing in an engine is miked at .001 inch out of tolerance, the mains get replaced -- never mind that with normal lubrication, they'd still work fine for another 1000 hours or more.

The demands of airworthiness, especially when you're talking about powerplant parts/subassemblies, are incredibly rigorous in comparison with automotive requirements, for example.

And of course, even then, there are the occasional failures. Like a casino, the laws of physics sometimes pay, but they never lose.

L Cottrill

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:48 pm

yeah, tahts what i was getting at Larry, it may well run, but it woudlnt be airworthy by standards.

Tom

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Fancy hubcap or lawnmower blades

Fancy hubcap or lawnmower blades

airworthy???

maybe...