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How Do You Scrap an Old 747?

Posted July 16, 2012 8:43 AM

From BBC News - Technology:

Tom Wrigglesworth and Rob Bell visit the UK's largest plane salvage centre to discover what happens to a Boeing 747 when it reaches the end of its working life.

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Re: How Do You Scrap an Old 747?

07/17/2012 10:32 AM

First you drag it to the scrapers yard, like the US military's "Boneyard" located outside Tuscan AZ & Davis-Mothan AFB, strip it bare of reusable parts and equipment, then chop it up like they due to old, obsolete, or worn-out aircraft like B-52's etc.

Smelter the salvaged aluminum and other metals to manufacture new consumer products......thems big bucks!

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