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> if mice create a nest in the fuselage and urinate there, the aluminum corrosion can cause structural damage. ie. that plane will never fly again. Reading tha
by Razengan 7y ago
> if mice create a nest in the fuselage and urinate there, the aluminum corrosion can cause structural damage. ie. that plane will never fly again.
Reading that evokes a somber reminder of how quickly our civilization could turn into ruins if left unattended for a few years.
- rickdangerous1 7y agoI was just envisioning what this storage airport would look like in 10 years if the airline industry NEVER picks back up to its previous levels. Trillions of dollars worth of airplanes rotting in the sun???
- redis_mlc 7y agoI have a feeling the 800 or so 737 MAX aircraft will all be scrapped (or just the avionics parted out.) Besides the AOA sensor system problems, there's been FOD in the fuel tanks, wire chafing and very long periods of AOG. One of those might not be fatal, but all of them? Doesn't look good.
- Razengan 7y ago> Trillions of dollars worth of airplanes rotting in the sun??? Should make for an interesting location in a post-apocalyptic or science-and-sorcery story.