Aircraft for Parts

Aircraft for Parts – As well as today’s flying machines are built to last, there comes a time when every aircraft has to be retired from active duty. While there are some parts of the plane that simply cannot ever be used again, there are many more which can still serve a purpose. This is becoming all the more essential, with an ever growing number of old airplanes simply being left to rot and creating a bit of an environmental mess. Rather than just disposing with the old and building from scratch, many of those older planes are now being dismantled and used for spare parts. If you’ve ever been to a “pick your parts” type salvage yard where you can get used parts for your car from old ones that have broken down, you probably have a sense of what we are talking about here.

 Aircraft for Parts

The parts used in aircraft are made to be a whole lot sturdier than those in cars, though. They have to be able to withstand being buffeted by the elements as they travel at high speeds, which means building them to the highest quality possible. While some of the dismantled parts will make their way into newer planes, many of them will actually

Serve a whole new purpose in their second life. One of the most common uses for old airplane parts is something that may come as a real surprise to many. The mighty birds that once tore up the sky are now commonly broken down and turned into really unique looking pieces of furniture.

Parts of an Aircraft

What makes these pieces so great is that they are still very much recognizable as airplane parts. The flying machine that served so well in the past still gets to serve a purpose after retirement, which is a great way to honor the work that they did when they were in service. Furniture isn’t the only use for dismantled aircraft, though, with some of the new uses being much larger in scale than a simple table or chair. Take a trip to Costa Verde in Costa Rica and you will have the chance to spend some time in an old Boeing 727. You won’t be flying, but rather staying in the hotel that has been constructed from the old aircraft.

We have become all too consumed with throwing out the old in favor of the new, but those flying antiques can still serve many great purposes. Furniture is now being made, home and hotels built, and modern art created using the dismantled parts of these once mighty airplanes. Sure, there are some folks out there who will look at such ideas as being a little crazy, but they have to take a minute to think about the alternative. There are a number of old airplane graveyards to be found the world over, where these lumbering beasts are now open to the elements and left to rot. It is an unhappy end for such magnificent machines, and one that really does not make Mother Nature very happy. Dismantling aircraft and using the parts for something else is not only smart, it’s great for the environment, too.

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