airplane junk
February 6, 2006 1:46 PM Subscribe
Is there an airplane cemetery?
Planes crash and die or are taken out of service but where do they end up and more importantly how can I buy the tail section of a large airplane. I've tried ebay and any local options I can think of.
Planes crash and die or are taken out of service but where do they end up and more importantly how can I buy the tail section of a large airplane. I've tried ebay and any local options I can think of.
I think there are a number of large airplane graveyards around. It would probably help if future answerers knew generally where you are.
posted by selfnoise at 1:50 PM on February 6, 2006
posted by selfnoise at 1:50 PM on February 6, 2006
Honestly now, did you even try Googling for appropriate terms?
One interesting resource is Telstar's Flickr sets of aircraft graveyards.
posted by Tubes at 1:52 PM on February 6, 2006
One interesting resource is Telstar's Flickr sets of aircraft graveyards.
posted by Tubes at 1:52 PM on February 6, 2006
Response by poster: thanks. i'm between milwaukee and chicago. I didn't think of searching for graveyard.
posted by apdato at 1:59 PM on February 6, 2006
posted by apdato at 1:59 PM on February 6, 2006
Response by poster: I'm not finding any for sale though.
posted by apdato at 2:01 PM on February 6, 2006
posted by apdato at 2:01 PM on February 6, 2006
apdato writes "I'm not finding any for sale though."
Most of these places will sell fusalage by the pound at scrap rates. You might need a business to make the transaction.
posted by Mitheral at 2:09 PM on February 6, 2006
Most of these places will sell fusalage by the pound at scrap rates. You might need a business to make the transaction.
posted by Mitheral at 2:09 PM on February 6, 2006
Sorry, that link got cut off in editing.
posted by DrJohnEvans
Try zooming a lot more and then go WOW!
posted by JJ86 at 2:12 PM on February 6, 2006
posted by DrJohnEvans
Try zooming a lot more and then go WOW!
posted by JJ86 at 2:12 PM on February 6, 2006
Best answer: You could bid on this one in New Mexico.
Or you could post a "Wanted" ad here.
Dodson may be able to help.
Or you could try Trade-A-Plane.
posted by Floydd at 2:19 PM on February 6, 2006
Or you could post a "Wanted" ad here.
Dodson may be able to help.
Or you could try Trade-A-Plane.
posted by Floydd at 2:19 PM on February 6, 2006
Off the top of my head, another that hasn't been mentioned is Monino in Russia.
posted by killdevil at 2:22 PM on February 6, 2006
posted by killdevil at 2:22 PM on February 6, 2006
As an aside, I have visited Davis Monthan outside of Tucson and it is breathtaking, even through the chain-link fences (they stopped giving tours in the 1990s, I believe). So many billions of dollars of hardware just sitting there baking in the sun...
To see lots more pictures of all of these places, do an advanced photo search for Davis Monthan, Monino or Mojave at the ultimate plane nerd Web site.
posted by killdevil at 2:26 PM on February 6, 2006
To see lots more pictures of all of these places, do an advanced photo search for Davis Monthan, Monino or Mojave at the ultimate plane nerd Web site.
posted by killdevil at 2:26 PM on February 6, 2006
This company makes furniture out of old aircraft parts and had a reality TV show a year or two back. A few episodes involved them deconstructing various aircraft parts at above mentioned graveyards. The TV show was 'Wingnuts' but it appears to be off the air.
posted by vaportrail at 2:31 PM on February 6, 2006
posted by vaportrail at 2:31 PM on February 6, 2006
Note also that the previously mentioned Davis Monthan airplane graveyard/boneyard served as the filming location for a scene in the 1987 film Can't Buy Me Love...
An odd fact that I managed to recall only because Amanda Peterson was probably my first unattainable crush as a young teenager.
posted by The Confessor at 3:46 PM on February 6, 2006
An odd fact that I managed to recall only because Amanda Peterson was probably my first unattainable crush as a young teenager.
posted by The Confessor at 3:46 PM on February 6, 2006
On TV, the Mythbusters often test out myths that involve using parts of airplanes. They go to some salvage place near San Francisco to buy sections of planes.
So, these places do exist. I'm just not sure if they exist near you.
posted by Futurehouse at 4:30 PM on February 6, 2006
So, these places do exist. I'm just not sure if they exist near you.
posted by Futurehouse at 4:30 PM on February 6, 2006
Adam Savage (Mythbuster) is a MeFite and can be reached here.
posted by tcobretti at 5:27 PM on February 6, 2006
posted by tcobretti at 5:27 PM on February 6, 2006
I have to ask - why do you want a tail section?
Sculpture? Architecture? Filming a spoof of Lost?
posted by -harlequin- at 7:59 PM on February 6, 2006
Sculpture? Architecture? Filming a spoof of Lost?
posted by -harlequin- at 7:59 PM on February 6, 2006
Best answer: From the Boneyard link above: How to Do Business with the AMARC
posted by jalexei at 8:00 AM on February 7, 2006
posted by jalexei at 8:00 AM on February 7, 2006
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posted by Pollomacho at 1:49 PM on February 6, 2006