That airplane smell

Blogger Jeremy Cox expounds on one of things he finds “quintessentially perfect” in a new post at GlobalAir.com: “That unique scent that all aircraft emit and pervade while either sitting quietly in a hangar, or dancing through the skies.” He continues: “Jets are all fine and dandy, but real aircraft are constructed from wood, dope and fabric, and the only true path to achieving mental nirvana is…the time spent around a flying machine that has a smoke-soot-oil-fire-breathing radial or V12 behemoth bolted to it. Sex doesn’t even start to describe the emotions stirred within by one of these witchy-beauties!”