Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
The secrets of the
desert aircraft ‘boneyards’
Though this isn’t
the latest news or anything, it is most likely new to many of you. A boneyard
for aircraft. When a plane is retired from its active service, whether it is a military
or civilian aircraft, it is sent to a place where it is stored for some use on
the ground, reused on a later day in the air or simply dismantled. There are
all kinds of aircraft in boneyards, such as gigantic B-52 bomber and 747 jumbo
jet, and relatively small single-seat fighter jet. Upon arrival, all those
planes are inspected, washed and sealed until their fate are decided in the
desert in western America where the soil is hard enough to sustain the weight
and air is dry to keep those aircraft in good shape.
Enjoy reading and
learning about where retired airplanes go.
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