disabled / decomissioned airframes in Australia

[an-124]

A committee that I am working for wishes to acquire with government funding an airframe minus all engines / hydraulics / avionics. Preferably a B747, but they will also look at a B737 or larger. Does anyone know of any in Australia?
We are aware of VH-EBU at YMAV in Victoria, but that is not available.

The end use would be for an artificial reef.

Thanks in advance.

[Capn Bloggs]

Does it need to have sharklets?

[The Green Goblin]

There is a Belfast in cairns :)

[an-124]

thanks GG.

[On Track]

Very witty Capn Bloggs

[falconx]

Brasilia and Belfast in Cairns, 737 in Alice, metro at Jandakot and a few helis at Caboolture

[aldee]

BOEING 747-400 QF | Trade Me (http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/aircraft/other/auction-681920126.htm) :ouch:

[lk978]

There is a few Qantas group aircraft still flying that have been decommissioned :O

[thorn bird]

747 in Longreach and a 707. Since a Leprecaun trashed the brand in a desperate attempt to gain commissions for selling it, they could be available soon.

[an-124]

thanks for the leads (and the humour)
any others?
Have also found a B737-200 at Melbourne airport used for training, which will no doubt be out of date within the next few years

[The Green Goblin]

There's a couple of ex OZjet 737s at Perth too. I'm sure perth airport would love to see the back of them.

[Jack Ranga]

I used to have a wrecked Tomahawk, couldn't believe how quickly they sell. I would get your hopes up getting a Tommy :cool:

[Agent86]

A couple of Jumbolino's (AKA BAe146) soon to get the big chop at ADL
If they haven't already gone to the can factory.

[Modesetter]

Anybody have any contact or company details for any of the 737s being scrapped?

I am trying to source parts for a simulator build, and although readily available in the US, freight costs make things un-economical.

[chimbu warrior]

A couple of MD-82's at Brisbane Airport too.

737 in Alice

I don't go to ASP; what is this one?

[Hasherucf]

Polytechinc West Tafe has an ex Ozjet 737 . I think they lost some sort of funding recently so they may be willing to sell.

[Engineer_aus]

The two Ozjet 737-200's at Perth airport is your best option, all the other airframes are too small or being used ie TAFE ones.

[T28D]

Lots spare airframes in Toulouse with red tails

[hiwaytohell]

AN-124.. how much do you have in the budget???

Keep in mind the "dirty" hull of a widebody like a 767 or 747 after all good parts have been stripped out, is worth at least $20 -25K to Sims Metal and they will chop it up and take it away.

[onetrack]

an-124 - I doubt whether any large, fully-stripped hulls would be available in Australia, because we don't have a dedicated boneyard locally.

Nearly all redundant large aircraft are flown to the U.S. to be sold off, as that's where the market is. Even scrap metal brings higher values in the U.S.
QF have 2 redundant 767-336ER's that are open to offer, but they are still regarded as useable aircraft. They were the last two RB-211-powered 767's utilised by QF.
Redundant QF aircraft are usually offered for sale around 6 mths before actual redundancy date.

For anyone to acquire a big aircraft hull in Australia, that would probably entail purchasing an airworthy aircraft from a boneyard in the U.S., flying it to Oz and then stripping it here.
You would probably end up with a cheap hull once you sold off all the useable components, but that would take a while, too.

VH-ZXC and VH-ZXE have been declared redundant and are open to offers. They are listed as "being in Australia", but they have been flown to VCV and MCI and parked up in the boneyards there - obviously until an offer that meets QF requirements is put on the table.
Both these aircraft are 55-60,000+ hrs TT, and I can't see where a buyer is going to appear for them, that is going to keep them in service.

https://www.globalplanesearch.com/oceania/pax/jets/airliners/boeing/

File:2009-0727-CA-VictorvilleBoneyard.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0727-CA-VictorvilleBoneyard.jpg)

[sprocket check]

I think there was a red tail in Jakarta, wasn't there?

[Avgas172]

747 in Longreach and a 707. Since a Leprecaun trashed the brand in a desperate attempt to gain commissions for selling it, they could be available soon.

Methinks at the rate they charge for a wingwalk on the old girl, it's making more $$$ than it did flying :ok:

[onetrack]

So, what's happened with the APAS boneyard facility at YBAS, anyway? If you believed all the BS and media hype from 2011, the OP would have his choice of multiple big hulls from this boneyard - but it appears it's still in the same state as it was in 2011? - still waiting for its first client?
Perhaps all those fancy figures on the back of a table napkin from 2010, don't stack up in 2014?? :rolleyes:

APAS | Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (http://www.apas.com.au/Html/Facility.html)

Here's the very last news mention I can find about the facility (Aug. 2013) - and the tone is very subdued, from all the initial hype. :(

"One of the changes in recent times has been the development of an aircraft "boneyard" which, she (Katie Cooper, GM of Alice Springs airport) says, is looking positive and is expected to be a plus for both the community and the airport.

"They've built it well, they've invested quite heavily and we're just waiting for the first aircraft, whatever that might be," she says, noting it could become a tourist draw in its own right, depending on what aircraft come through and how long they stay.

"They've got the ability to go up to 100ha, so it could be significant."

Alice Springs back from downturn| The Australian (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/alice-springs-back-from-downturn/story-e6frg95x-1226702355907#)

[an-124]

Thanks Guys.

We will also look at the costs of cutting up a US located hull for ocean transportation, and then reassembly.

[Capn Bloggs]

There's a dead 747 in Jo Burg:

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/530468-british-airways-incident-johannesburg-30.html#post8322349

[Fris B. Fairing]

The 707 and 747 at Longreach are there to remind us of what made Qantas great. Thankfully they are sufficiently removed from the clutches of the fools currently running the airline.