Recycling Boeing airplanes

[jimmymejia63]

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[happyfa]

You can scrap cars, coaches, buses, taxis, ships, boats, trains, tants...but NEVER aircrafts! They are awesome and must have to be saved

[razor71927]

@happyfa An aircraft is different, they suffer from metal fatigue from the pressurisation and de-compression badly; especially after thirty years - and its a long drop remember if something goes wrong up there!, unlike land or sea vehicles.

[AVIATIO]

It seems that all things in this universe must meet such an end. Every thing from the smallest insect to the largest star--or plane!

[uluckyu]

Please watch"Shiva Ommi-CNN" to view the most gorgeous homes!!!

[zeroturbulence]

"aloominyum"?

[averredude101]

What they do to planes are awful. They should improve the plane like new efficient engine or airframe treatment etc.

[Brad1711]

@averredude101 Operators often do upgrade engines and avionics once or twice in the life of an airplane, but eventually the cost-reward ratio will just get too steep for any airplane as maintenance costs go up and newer, more efficient airplanes become available. Fly any airplane long enough and structural fatigue will reach the limits of what is acceptable. When the airplane reaches its design life, either in the number of flight hours or the number of cycles, there's really only one option.

[averredude101]

@Brad1711 what kind? Like change the engine from its original plan or put it back to the way it was from the factory?

[Brad1711]

@averredude101 If you look at legacy aircraft (e.g. KC-135, 727, etc.), many now have a completely different engine than they were originally designed and built with. Many of these airplane are 30-50 years old, so you can imagine how engine technology has changed in that time. Operators make the changes either to improve performance, reduce operating costs, or meet noise/environmental regulations.

[averredude101]

@Brad1711 oh yeahh. And also the RR engines on the 747-400 were upgraded with features from the trent 700 engine (which is really efficent)

[HasanJamilable]

"its too old, consumes too much fuel"-part of Europe's marketing strategy with respect to its aviation industry?

[Brad1711]

@HasanJamilable What does that mean?

[silvester59]

why can't french speak  any english?

Like these 2 dipsticks.

[ignaciojork]

@silvester59 since any american or english pp can't speak french or spanish u can't complain

[Brad1711]

@ignaciojork Sí, yo soy la unica persona en los estados unidos que puede hablar español.

[ignaciojork]

@Brad1711 google translate...

[Brad1711]

@ignaciojork Actually, no. I took four years of Spanish in high school and four semesters of Spanish while at university. I think you just like to stereotype people. Yes, there are many Americans that like to live with their heads in the sand and ignore the scary world outside of our borders, but there are also many of us that aren't retarded and that don't stereotype others based solely on their nationality, race, etc.

[Gavichap]

@silvester59 You will be able to criticise them when your level of French will be the same of theirs in English.

[Brad1711]

@silvester59 Are you serious right now? What would you think if some Bulgarians came to your door to ask you something and expected you to speak Bulgarian?

[MrEOPS]

its disturbing for me to see that happen

[applesweeter]

Dear All,

Does anyone like to turn an old and retired aeroplane into their home? If yes, what will be your design for your home-sweet-home?

Thnak You in Advance for your creative ideas and brainstorms :)

[happyfa]

I would like to live inside a retired aeroplane.COOL...

[applesweeter]

Could you explain the reason that you like to live in a retire aeroplane, please?

Besides, what would be the design of your aeroplane-home?

[Kaiwynn]

@applesweeter I'm intrigued.

I would think you could half "bury" the aircraft,Ala, "A Hobbit House" on the left side or the right. Two reasons is 1, insulation from the elements, and 2, to avoid that "Hey that guy lives in a airplane!" effect. (IE, the Mobile home syndrome.) From there you could add a porch

I love the idea, personally.

[zz811]

The lisping tough guy voice isn't working for me.

[MrRockoutLoud]

it stinks that these great birds of the sky have to be destroyed :-(

[luvstellauk]

Perhaps you could suggest a better way, these are 30 year old aircraft, they are no longer economical to operate and I'm sure I wouldn't want to fly to the Med or anywhere else on a 30 year old 757 let alone long haul on a decrepit old 747.

[MrRockoutLoud]

i ment that people could turn them into hotels or houses or something, some people already did.

[majaorca100]

it's good some are preserved in such a way :)

[razor71927]

@MrRockoutLoud Better than lives getting destroyed!, by aircrafts too old for the job.

[MrRockoutLoud]

@razor71927 i meant to have them become museum pieces or homes or scuba diving areas like what happens to the lucky few aircraft

[totesen]

painfulL!