Nimrod MRA4

[JimmyTAP]

I think they do. They were flown in and parked up outside with only a little work done on them.

[manccowboy]

I cannot say if ZJ516 and ZJ518 have engines

Yep they are complete aircraft, they even have fuel in the tanks which means these will probably be the last to be cut up as they will require de-fueling and stripping out.

Same with the aircraft @ Warton.

[TSR2]

I read an article recently which said that the government is to spend £200m on scrapping the Nimrods. I find it difficult to believe there is NO value in these aircraft or is someone somewhere making a fortune out of this.

[pasir]

... Regarding costs involved in the scrapping of Nimrod - The British Government - with MoD and the Civil Service can be counted on to provide
opportunities of Alladins Cave proportions to contractors - Whether buying or selling - Almost anything involving the British Govt and finance can be counted on to be a huge loss for the taxpayer. Most of us having had contracts dealings with any Govt dept will confirm that we are truly laughing all the way to the bank !

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[Sonorguy]

I read an article recently which said that the government is to spend £200m on scrapping the Nimrods. I find it difficult to believe there is NO value in these aircraft or is someone somewhere making a fortune out of this.

Being realistic about this the only countries that would have any interest in buying these antiquated airframes are exactly the countries that you wouldn't want to be selling them to in the first place. Nobody else would be interested.

That coupled with the fact that they're all bespoke, handbuilt and hardly any of the measurements are consistent between aircraft means scrapping is reallistically the only sensible option for them.

[Phileas Fogg]

Then use them for fire practice and save 200 million.

[ilesmark]

Or do what Thatcher did with ex-MOD hardware ie sell it to Argentina in the run-up to the Falklands War and then use it as target practice!!!!