DocWard Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 When I see the F-35 survive incidents like these:
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 When a plane suffers damage like that, is it now a source of spare parts or does it get rebuilt? I suppose since we aren't making any new ones it might get rebuilt with 99.9% new parts. No?
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Amazing, just amazing.
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Incredible! and.................. How do you ever impress a lady like KC?
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 A10 drivers are the grunts of the Air Force.
Trailrider #896 Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 That's no airplane, that's a flying tank! Let's see an F-35 sustain that kind of damage and make it home! Some of those 4-star "wing weenies" just don't like the looks of the A-10. All they want is something to shoot into the Wild Blue Yonder, and not get down in the weeds with the ground grunts! Fortunately, Congress has other ideas about keeping the A-10!
DocWard Posted December 14, 2015 Author Posted December 14, 2015 When a plane suffers damage like that, is it now a source of spare parts or does it get rebuilt? I suppose since we aren't making any new ones it might get rebuilt with 99.9% new parts. No? My understanding is they are cannibalized for parts. There are some already in mothballs in Arizona that can be pulled out or parts pulled from.
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 14, 2015 Posted December 14, 2015 Maybe we could take some of that money we spend to protect the government people, and buy a few more?
Sedalia Dave Posted December 15, 2015 Posted December 15, 2015 My understanding is they are cannibalized for parts. There are some already in mothballs in Arizona that can be pulled out or parts pulled from.Some parts like landing gear and other componets that were originally manufacturered from castings are taken from stricken aircraft, refurbished and used to repair aircraft in the fleet. Other componets like hydraulic lines, ribs, stringers, skin are new manufacture. BTW Getting parts off of aircraft at Davis Mothan requires a lot of paperwork and requires a lot of justification. It is not so much a salvage yard as it is a long term storage facility with the idea that they can be returned to service in case of a national emergency. The location was chosen because the climate does not promote corrosion.
DocWard Posted December 15, 2015 Author Posted December 15, 2015 Some parts like landing gear and other componets that were originally manufacturered from castings are taken from stricken aircraft, refurbished and used to repair aircraft in the fleet. Other componets like hydraulic lines, ribs, stringers, skin are new manufacture. BTW Getting parts off of aircraft at Davis Mothan requires a lot of paperwork and requires a lot of justification. It is not so much a salvage yard as it is a long term storage facility with the idea that they can be returned to service in case of a national emergency. The location was chosen because the climate does not promote corrosion. I knew the aircraft in storage there were primarily for the purpose of being able to return to service, but was under the impression that some stored there were also for parts. Thanks for clarifying. I also recall some structural work being done to the A-10 fleet some years ago, along with major avionic upgrades that were basically new parts.
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