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  • Strange military aircraft question
  • flatfish
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    Went to Fairford at the weekend for the Air Tattoo having a nose inside various aircraft and noticed that they all smell the same.
    It didn’t matter which aircraft maker it was, which air force it served with or type of aircraft, they all have the same distinctive smell.
    I mentioned this to my son who agreed, as did my dad.
    Can anybody tell me why?
    Any ex RAF shed some light on it?

    Klunk
    Free Member

    co pilot puke.

    Bez
    Full Member

    Moustache wax.

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    johnners
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    Lube.

    That’s all I’m saying.

    brakes
    Free Member

    is it similar to a vintage car smell?
    probably leather, fuel, early plastics, sweat and fear.

    flatfish
    Free Member

    Vintage car smell wouldn’t be a million miles away.

    johnnystorm
    Full Member

    ACF-50 😉

    martinxyz
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    My motorbike don’t smell of no wellingtons.

    kristoff
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    I work building an maintaining helicopters and it’s down to very similar hydraulic fluids and fuel used for the last 50-60years.

    All end up smelling the same be it a 40 year old aircraft or a 1 year old one.

    martinxyz
    Free Member

    Do you use acf50,kristoff?

    Northwind
    Full Member

    Essence of Tom Cruise.

    maccruiskeen
    Full Member

    Eau de tapis roulant

    mikertroid
    Free Member

    Fuel. Hydraulics. General filth etc.

    geetee1972
    Free Member

    Whatever the answer is it must be close.

    I’m getting a hard on.

    Now take me to bed Flatfish and lose me forever.

    JonBoy
    Free Member

    Does sky have a smell? I reckon it must be sky.

    maccruiskeen
    Full Member

    I’m getting a hard on.
    Now take me to bed Flatfish and lose me forever.

    Eau de humanity

    tumnurkoz
    Free Member

    Metal, burnt F-34 (fuel), hydraulic oil. Older aircraft smell weird too though,like old leather.

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