disabled / decomissioned airframes in Australia
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disabled / decomissioned airframes in Australia
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.
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.
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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Have also found a B737-200 at Melbourne airport used for training, which will no doubt be out of date within the next few years
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Have also found a B737-200 at Melbourne airport used for training, which will no doubt be out of date within the next few years
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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.
I am trying to source parts for a simulator build, and although readily available in the US, freight costs make things un-economical.
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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.
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.
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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/oc...liners/boeing/
File:2009-0727-CA-VictorvilleBoneyard.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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/oc...liners/boeing/
File:2009-0727-CA-VictorvilleBoneyard.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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