Any Value in These?

[Jay Honeck]

As happens so often, an unidentified gray-headed pilot-type dropped
off a box of aviation "stuff" the other day, knowing that we collect
all things aviation-related. We usually end up displaying them
*somewhere* in our aviation-themed hotel...

This box, however, is quite different, being chock-full of techical
books and doctoral studies, with titles like:

"Engineering Aspects of Liquid Metals for Heat Transfer" (published by
the Atomic Energy Commission, 1952)

"Convection of Heat Transfer in a Vortex Flow Under Pressure"
(published by Air Force Systems Command, 1962)

"Analysis of Thermal-Protection Systems for Space-Vehicle
Cryogenic-Propellant Tanks"
(published by NASA, 1962)

And so on. There are dozens of them!

Does anyone *use* these anymore? Is there any value in them? I hate
to just throw them away -- but does anyone want/need them?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[[email protected]]

those things are worth 100's of thousands of dollars. Put um on ebay,
post a message for people to read sending them here,sell them and we
can split the cash. Now that I think about it that one titlle" liquid
metal for heat transfer" is worth a million... at least.

ha ha

ben haas

[Steven P. McNicoll]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> As happens so often, an unidentified gray-headed pilot-type dropped
> off a box of aviation "stuff" the other day, knowing that we collect
> all things aviation-related. We usually end up displaying them
> *somewhere* in our aviation-themed hotel...
>
> This box, however, is quite different, being chock-full of techical
> books and doctoral studies, with titles like:
>
> "Engineering Aspects of Liquid Metals for Heat Transfer" (published by
> the Atomic Energy Commission, 1952)
>
> "Convection of Heat Transfer in a Vortex Flow Under Pressure"
> (published by Air Force Systems Command, 1962)
>
> "Analysis of Thermal-Protection Systems for Space-Vehicle
> Cryogenic-Propellant Tanks"
> (published by NASA, 1962)
>
> And so on. There are dozens of them!
>
> Does anyone *use* these anymore? Is there any value in them? I hate
> to just throw them away -- but does anyone want/need them?
>

They're probably outdated, but a good rule of thumb is to never discard
anything that can be put on eBay.

[Bob Fry]

"Jay Honeck" > writes:

> Is there any value in them?

Do ducks go barefoot??

This is your chance to create another "aviation-theme" room--the
Aerodynamicists Lair! Throw in some old slide rules and a Univac or
two and you'll be in business. Guests must wear black-rimmed glasses
held together with white tape, white shirt, and narrow tie. Oh, and
white socks with black shoes.

[George Patterson]

Bob Fry wrote:
>
> This is your chance to create another "aviation-theme" room--the
> Aerodynamicists Lair! Throw in some old slide rules and a Univac or
> two and you'll be in business.

A Univac would be about the size of the entire suite.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.

[Jay Honeck]

> A Univac would be about the size of the entire suite.

Well, we've got two 2-story townhouse suites -- 1300 square feet each.

I bet we can fit it!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[jsmith]

And heat it, too.

> Bob Fry wrote
>>This is your chance to create another "aviation-theme" room--the
>>Aerodynamicists Lair! Throw in some old slide rules and a Univac or
>>two and you'll be in business.

> George Patterson wrote:
> A Univac would be about the size of the entire suite.

[jsmith]

You forgot the pocket protector.

> "Jay Honeck" > writes:
>>Is there any value in them?

> Bob Fry wrote:
> Do ducks go barefoot??
> This is your chance to create another "aviation-theme" room--the
> Aerodynamicists Lair! Throw in some old slide rules and a Univac or
> two and you'll be in business. Guests must wear black-rimmed glasses
> held together with white tape, white shirt, and narrow tie. Oh, and
> white socks with black shoes.

[Blanche Cohen]

Bob Fry > wrote:
>"Jay Honeck" > writes:
>
>> Is there any value in them?
>
>Do ducks go barefoot??
>
>This is your chance to create another "aviation-theme" room--the
>Aerodynamicists Lair! Throw in some old slide rules and a Univac or
>two and you'll be in business. Guests must wear black-rimmed glasses
>held together with white tape, white shirt, and narrow tie. Oh, and
>white socks with black shoes.

I've got the slide rule, a removable disk pack (about 18 in across),
a bunch of 6250 tape reels and maybe, just maybe, some punch cards.
Happy to donate them!

[Jay Honeck]

> I've got the slide rule, a removable disk pack (about 18 in across),
> a bunch of 6250 tape reels and maybe, just maybe, some punch cards.
> Happy to donate them!

Thanks, Blanche, but we are really trying to *increase* our occupancy...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Stealth Pilot]

On 26 Feb 2005 10:48:08 -0800, "Jay Honeck" >
wrote:

>As happens so often, an unidentified gray-headed pilot-type dropped
>off a box of aviation "stuff" the other day, knowing that we collect
>all things aviation-related. We usually end up displaying them
>*somewhere* in our aviation-themed hotel...
>
>This box, however, is quite different, being chock-full of techical
>books and doctoral studies, with titles like:
>
>"Engineering Aspects of Liquid Metals for Heat Transfer" (published by
>the Atomic Energy Commission, 1952)
>
>"Convection of Heat Transfer in a Vortex Flow Under Pressure"
>(published by Air Force Systems Command, 1962)
>
>"Analysis of Thermal-Protection Systems for Space-Vehicle
>Cryogenic-Propellant Tanks"
>(published by NASA, 1962)
>
>And so on. There are dozens of them!
>
>Does anyone *use* these anymore? Is there any value in them? I hate
>to just throw them away -- but does anyone want/need them?

you must have a little side table in each room. you know the one that
typically holds the gideon bible thingy.

well just put one of those titles in each little side table.

try to resist the smiles when they do the wide eyed pay the bill thing

if they get pinched ...hey that's another one gone :-)

Stealth Pilot

[jsmith]

Tell the guest the books are sleep aids.

Stealth Pilot wrote:
> you must have a little side table in each room. you know the one that
> typically holds the gideon bible thingy.
> well just put one of those titles in each little side table.
> try to resist the smiles when they do the wide eyed pay the bill thing
> if they get pinched ...hey that's another one gone :-)

[DCMacLean]

In article >,
says...
> "Jay Honeck" > writes:
>
> > Is there any value in them?
>
> Do ducks go barefoot??
>
> This is your chance to create another "aviation-theme" room--the
> Aerodynamicists Lair! Throw in some old slide rules and a Univac or
> two and you'll be in business. Guests must wear black-rimmed glasses
> held together with white tape, white shirt, and narrow tie. Oh, and
> white socks with black shoes.
>
And don't forget the plastic pocket protector.
DCM