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Why Australia buried 23 F-111s after the aircraft’s retirement
- setr 6y agoIf you double-click the text, a little popup comes saying "Warning: Content is protected!" Right-click and double-click both being intercepted What the hell anyways the answer is that fuselage used asbestos bonding, and they couldn't separate it cost-effectively -- so they scrapped whatever they could and ditched the rest in a hole
- throw_away 6y agoIt didn't explain, though, why did the Americans require the destruction & burial of these planes in the first place?
- dehrmann 6y agoExpect to see a lot of 787s disposed like this because carbon fiber recycling is a lot less viable than aluminum.
- fatjokes 6y agoAsbestos. Saved you a click.