John Szalay john.szalayATatt.net wrote in
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Chunbala wrote in


Hi!

Just out of curiosity... What happens to these sad planes' and
helicopters' carcasses.


as long as the aircraft of the same type are still in service, they
will
keep the in the yard and use them for parts, until they are
out-dated, then the remains are de-milled and sold as scrap to
certified scrap metal dealers. even then, the remains are tracked
until they are reduced to bits & pieces usally by griding machines.
there are some parts that can be purchased .
some aircraft such as the F-14 MUST now be completely handled by
special demill units to insure that nothing of value can be sold
except as complete SCRAP.

Non-combat aircraft can be sold to certified companies for reuse in
some
cases.
.
some parts are available for resale, I had the name of a company that
sold them got a friend that was a B-52 gunner and he wanted a
tail-gunners seat from an early model B-52, for his rec-room. , he
called them, but, no luck so far.. he's still looking for one..

I've watched them feed several planes to the smelters. it is sad to
see.






Thanks for the info.

It's just an "eco" curiosity and concern.

In the past the planes are just iron and steel... so you could just
throw everything in one piece inside a furnace and don't have to worry
about it.

Today, you use some exotic metals and non-metals, to reduce weight,
increase resistance and reduce radar profile.

So... you can,t just throw it in one piece inside a furnace... if you
still want to use what will come out of it...