Thursday, March 11, 2010

Aircraft recycling


I found this video on YouTube, showing how old USAF and USN aircraft are cannibalized for parts to keep other aircraft flying, and eventually scrapped. I found the process interesting, and thought you might too.





It's sad to see an aircraft meet its end like this; but I guess, like ships, they have to go sometime! At least AMARG sees to it that they meet useful ends, keeping other planes in the air.

Peter

1 comment:

  1. Never mind anything else left in them, I'd believe it is worth the trouble for all the wire. Lots of it is silver-plated.

    Shame to see the Douglas track in the floor go to waste though, I'd like to have some of that for the box of my truck.

    Jim

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