Aviation History - July 2018

JULY 2018 AH 23

STYLE

TRAVEL

Got Your Pack

The Centerline backpack

from Flight Outfiers is fit

to carry all of your aviation

gear. There’s a dedicated

headset slot and a padded

tablet/computer pocket.

Open the top flap, and there’s

enough room and pockets

to organize your cords and

electronic accessories. Need

a larger storage area? Fold

down the center divider for

maximum space. Flight

Outfiters Centerline

aviator backpack, $99.95,

flightoutfiers.com

GOODS

Repurposing History

Plane Pieces creates unique

home decor items by cleverly

repurposing parts from histori-

cal aircra. Their limited-

edition Kate Jacobs WWII radial

engine piston candle holder

(below) is created using a 1940s

Jacobs R-755—oen called the

L-4—radial-engine piston.

$195, aviationart.com

Plane Pieces’ P-51
Mustang (short
variant) Piston
Desk Clock (pol-
ished edition) was
created using an
authentic Packard
V-1650/Rolls-Royce
Merlin engine pis-
ton of the famed
fighter, meticu-
lously polished to
a mirror finish. $495