Vintage airplane ads (warning; lots of large images)

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The aircraft manufacturer deceptive advertising to non-pilots thread got me to searching for old ads; while there are some nice sites with a lot of images, the quality of most is borderline but worth browsing, such as this site:

http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/airlines-and-aircraft-ads

Here are a few old (and large) images I found that I thought worth sharing for those who are interested in this sort of thing (since these are hot-linked, they may vanish in the future):

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That Taylorcraft guy has a harem!
 
N747JB said:
Gotta love the cigarette packs on the picnic table! :mad2:
And the guy in the Cessna ad with his pipe!:yikes:
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I'm ok with the cigarettes, so long as those 'cups' aren't fuel strainers or alcohol. lol
 
Hey, that coupon in the Cessna ad doesn't have an expiration! :)
 
Sam D said:
Hey, that coupon in the Cessna ad doesn't have an expiration! :)
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WOW! Good eyes! Let's print them off in hoards and give them to everyone we meet! There is an idea to start expanding GA! It's not all that bad of an idea. Once the media gets a hold on the story, we'll get some advertising too!
 
Awesome! My first airplane was a '48 Stinson Voyager. Truly a different era....when we still had the "Romance of Aviation"!
 
We interrupt this abuse of bandwidth with this brief word from our sponsor:

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You know, it's partially scary when the plane you see in the above ads is yours.
 
Nothing but sex in those old ads. Cheap, affordable sex.
 
Cirrus, Cessna, and Piper could learn a thing or two about marketing from reading these old ads.
 
Interesting. A few are selling the sizzle, but most are selling the steak.
 
Lots of folks fell for this one in 1964 ...

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Once Jim Bede was out of the picture, the aerobatic and removable-wing ideas were dumped, and some aerodynamic fixing was done, it turned out to be a nice airplane. I gave primary instruction in N5605L (serial number 7, the first Yankee on the West Coast).

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I like the ones with the women . . . but I do not think their hair would fit . . .
 
I love these things. I have a few hundred Beech ones... my favs:





Clever word play will get me every time:

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I love the creation of "buzz" a few years ahead of time:

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Did they even have traffic in 1947? :D

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Only $19,995? Who says planes aren't investments? :rofl:

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Garmin GTN750? Nucka please, your TV screens have nothing on these testicle-microwaving nav-o-matical delights:

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(I still have a fully functioning B4 autopilot... thing is indestructible)

B)
 
Jim Logajan said:
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My favorite so far... local aviation is one of my favorite historical subjects (right up there with the railroads and mining history) and up until a few months ago I really had no idea just how CLOSE Colorado Springs was to aviation history (military notwithstanding)...I've been by and on that old airfield countless times and never even knew about it (but now I have a sense of pride and respect)...

http://www.airfields-freeman.com/CO/Airfields_CO_ColoradoSprings.htm#alexander
 
schmookeeg said:
I love these things. I have a few hundred Beech ones...
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I'm actually living this - currently doing an annual on a '56 G35. Took me half a day to figure out how to get the seats out of the darn thing!
 
Here's one of my favorites.
 

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He was in the FBO getting some dry white toast.

Cheers
 
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