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Old December 18th 07, 07:02 PM posted to sci.military.naval, rec.aviation.military.naval
mike
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Default Russian Carrier Plans Part One

On Dec 18, 9:42 am, Fred J. McCall wrote:

One more time. Airplanes don't 'rust'.


http://www.answers.com/rust&r=67
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v.intr.

1. To become corroded.
2. To deteriorate or degenerate through inactivity or neglect.
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/s...cts/site1a.jpg

give a little time, some salt air, and you can see 1&2 in action,
with a lot of time, you get something not worth the remaining
value as scrap.

Myself now, would have used rotted rather than rusted

When the USSR fell apart, they sat, they didn't have a mothball
program like Davis-Monthan AFB

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