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Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by Jakumo(m): 6:04am On Mar 23, 2019 |
Ishilove: They are a valuable source of spare parts, and when all that can be used has been removed, the rest of the fuselage is sold as scrap, for recycling into beer cans or other aluminium products. Military aircraft cover several square miles of that scrapyard, and many of those can be refurbished, fitted with new engines and returned to combat duties, IF the air-frames are NOT deemed to have suffered metal fatigue at the point in time when they are needed. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by Ishilove: 6:06am On Mar 23, 2019 |
Jakumo:They seem to be rusting away in these yards without any use. Thanks for the education. |
Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by Jakumo(m): 6:16am On Mar 23, 2019 |
The air is EXTREMELY dry, year round, in that specially chosen location for the aircraft graveyard in Arizona, so the process of corrosion is drastically slowed down. If two identical aircraft were placed outdoors in a comparison test, with one in the desert, and the other say at Lagos Airport, the one in the humid air of Lagos, would be reduced to a corroded hulk in a fraction of the time it would take for the aircraft parked in the desert, to show any sign of corrosion at all. This is the primary difference between that Arizona aircraft graveyard on one hand, where the systematic recycling of parts and entire air-frames is routinely carried out, and the smaller number of written-off planes littering Nigerian airports on the other hand, where NONE would ever be suitable for re-use in any manner, due to accelerated corrosion and rust. 2 Likes |
Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by Nobody: 12:31pm On Mar 23, 2019 |
claremont: Thank you. Sometimes I wonder if it is the current crop of drug addicts and cultists that we call youth that can lead us. See if by mistake power enters the hand of any of the aforementioned kinds of youth ehn? Buhari's rule compared to theirs will be an uhuru |
Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by Nobody: 12:47pm On Mar 23, 2019 |
Mayflowa:Someone with vision. |
Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by cybriz82(m): 9:28am On Jul 30, 2020 |
Explorers: That's d only job they know how to do ..to destroy n see wetin dey inside..then laugh n be like na was oooo so na this small thing dey move this plane |
Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by cybriz82(m): 10:19am On Jul 30, 2020 |
slurryeye: Open a thread n ask them which phone is better,xiomi or tecno..n watch how they rush in giving different answer n solution. |
Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by djbasket(m): 8:40pm On May 05, 2021 |
Explorers:Explorers I sent you a pm please reply |
Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by Explorers(m): 7:38am On May 06, 2021 |
djbasket: Check. |
Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by ceej(m): 6:35pm On May 06, 2021 |
I can seee the DC-10..It was a legacy carrier for the Lagos - Newyork route.In the 80s and early 90s. |
Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by Cousin9999: 5:03am On May 07, 2021 |
This is an example of why investing in rail is important. Rail cars last up to 50 years and use a fraction of the energy. |
Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by Konquest: 12:56am On May 09, 2021 |
Explorers:Nostalgic... I'm remembering my first Nigeria Airways DC10 flight to Lagos in 1980. 6 of my fam members on board the flight with paper tickets and paper boarding passes. |
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