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Have you ever wondered what happens to redundant jet planes?
Inside Out visits the final resting place for over 500 aeroplanes that have spent more than 20 years crossing the globe.
Air Salvage International was launched 15 years ago at Cotswold Airport near Cirencester when its owner Mark Gregory took a gamble buying an old turbo prop plane.
He found that almost every part of a modern plane can be used again and recycled.
Today Mark employs over 40 people who break up and recycle over 40 aircraft a year.
Source and a great video clip:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20316099
BBC Inside Out West Midlands is broadcast on Monday, 19 November on BBC One at 19:30 GMT and nationwide on the iPlayer for seven days thereafter.
Yup yup it was on salvage hunters. Clever idea, also found out that the roof part of a passenger jet or fuselage is only constructed from 1mm thick metal, don’t sneeze anyone!
My daughter left her MP3 player on a 747 a few months ago, there’s £20 they could make straight away. That is, of course, if the cleaning staff didn’t get there first.
I remember watching a program where a commercial jet was being constructed, as Ben says there really isn’t much between you and the freezing temperatures outside (not to mention the 20,000 ft drop).
Bad times! I’ve got an iPod shuffle she can have for nowt if u like? Near enough new, used it twice, I have my iPhone so no need for it.
Aircraft have to be as light as possible, so the engineering is on the edge sometimes!
They should get rid of all the crappy food, trollies and the cockpits fluffy dice, that should save a bit of weight
*** don’t read this if your a nervous flyer ***
*** you have been warned ***
I watched an ‘aircraft investigation’ where a metal fatigue failure caused the cabin roof to tear open like a tin can on Aloha Airlines Flight 243. but there’s no important stuff in the roof, controls etc and the plane was able to make a safe landing.
should make you feel better
… and the plane was able to make a safe landing.
Unfortunately the passengers were all sucked out at 10,000ft but, it’s true, the plane did land safely
Actually only 1 person was sucked out the aircraft. That’s why they tell you to keep your seatbelts on when seated.
yup i saw that too. it was the air hostess that got sucked out….one less woman telling you what to do then, am i right men?
it was a right mess for something that could have just been a pin prick hole
Story here about the vast aircraft boneyards in the US.
https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8530165.stm
Worth searching them out on you tube as well.
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