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- FreakyD, on 10/10/2007, -4/+121The pics of the airplane graveyards are incredible
- euphemizeme, on 10/10/2007, -5/+51I'd hop into the nearest Phantom, empty my bottle of lighter fluid into its tank, and FLY OUT OF THERE. AND THEN I'D FLY TO MICHIGAN, AND ARIZONA, AND WASHINGTON, AND TAKE BACK THE WHITE HOUSE, HWYAHAHAAA
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+45There is a method in madness.
The aircraft graveyard is there because of the Cold War agreement with the USSR. There is a limit in the amount of military aircraft the USA and Russia can have in active service. The aircraft are lined up so they can be counted with a military spy satellite.
Rusty steel is a requirement to produce new steel. The steel is left to rust because the oxide in steel is used in the smelting process to raise the temperature of the furnace. - john2kx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+27probably not too long, if you just pick a direction and start running.
- abusive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+23I'm pretty sure you would just get shot by the police on the Air Force base. :)
- nmckinlay, on 10/10/2007, -1/+23BYAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
- MemoryDump, on 10/10/2007, -0/+18wow! just wow.. these are amazing shots.. I used to live on an old army base converted to residential and in the woods behind my place you could find some old vehicles scatters all over the place. It's like walking through a piece of history.
- akira117, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17"Can I buy an aircraft from AMARC?
No. Aircraft that are surplus to requirements are signed over to and disposed of by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO). Sales of surplus equipment are frequently carried out but purchases can only be made if you are a company or individual who possess a licence to do so. Sales contain not only whole aircraft but also other aircraft parts for use as scrap metal, components, tooling, etc.
Combat aircraft that are sold are 'de-militarized' before sale, this consists of cuts being made to various parts of their structure to ensure they never fly again. There are a few exceptions to this but these usually involve agreement from the higher US authorities. Other aircraft types that are suitable for civilian operation can be purchased in one piece."
:((
From: www.amarcexperience.com - davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16I'd love to get my hands on one of those de-commissioned subs. Cheaper than buying an island.
- thethorn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14If you're on of those who complain WordPress is to blame for sites going down quick, check out what this site is using.
- UnstableMind, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16What a waste of money!
- geminitojanus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13The planes in the AMARG are kept in "almost-ready-to-fly" state, preserved without rust and significant decay so that if they're ever needed, they could be made battle ready in a matter of weeks (possibly even faster). The planes that aren't ever likely to fly again are kept around for parts for other planes, or are just waiting to be sold. So it's a bit misleading in that light.
- brad3378, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14Agreed - I wonder if it is fenced off from the public? I've heard of this place from a show on the discovery channel, but had no idea it was so enormous!
- TexanPsycho, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13Tell us everything you do from that point until you get home, we need to know.
- euphemizeme, on 10/10/2007, -4/+15Why are you asking for a chopper and thanking us in advance for giving you one? We don't own those choppers and as such have no grounds for giving you one. You should contact the owner if you would like one.
- SuperCujo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11Except for the photographers shadow ruining the pic...
- uselessexpert, on 10/10/2007, -2/+13The scariest one?.... The nuclear submarines.... YIKES! I wonder if there is any radiation emissions.
- abusive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+13How about I post the correct links:
http://forums.kacin.net/uploads/1185538492/gallery ...
http://forums.kacin.net/uploads/1185538492/gallery ...
http://forums.kacin.net/uploads/1185538492/gallery ... - amadeusdemarzi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Hey buddy, here's a quickie removal I made for yo
http://www.amadeusdesigns.com/quickieTrain.jpg
Cheers - ChronicColonic, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9Last time I checked, metal comes from the Earth.
- stolenisotope1, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10Hey, how much would it cost to buy a Mig from Russia? I really want one bad... Imagine flying around the sky like a big man!
- thanakar, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Why aren't the planes sold as scrap or something similar. Seems wasted just sitting out there rusting.
- jayhawk88, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7There's a car junkyard right on the side of I-35 probably 30 minutes south of KC, that I've been passing on trips to KC since I was a kid, probably 25 years at least now. Every year it gets bigger; there's a dirt road leading to the main place and each time you pass there are a couple new additions, until recently they've just been stashing them on the dirt road itself. These aren't "Hey let's go look for some parts for my '67 Impala" junkers either; they're totally trashed commercial trucks for the most part. No one is getting any kind of use for these things, and yet they just keep getting dumped here. It does make you wonder, what the hell are we getting ourselves into?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+10In the news: A terrorist group snatches a nuclear submarine after seeing the location in a blog then tracking it through google maps.
- ohsin, on 10/10/2007, -3/+9RIP
rail engine pic is superb - geminitojanus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Next at 11, terrorist group apprehended in nuclear submarine retirement facility.
(They don't have live reactors, nor nuclear fuel on-board. They're not going anywhere without being towed) - salinemist, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Dude, I'll meet you there when society breaks down and we can build our ultimate Mad Max vehicles.
- ohsin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5http://travels.remosito.net/south_america/bolivia/ ...
- JohnnyXmas, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7They forgot all the dead 1970's Fords on every front lawn in Arkansas.
- NebCanuck, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Except for the complete lack of vegetation in every case, meaning you would have to either walk a long way to forage or go to a store and deal with people, thus undermining your role as a hermit! :P
- artliquide, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Probably why they picked Arizona. Our cars rarely rust in the desert.
- drachemorder, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7It would cost more to recycle them than what they'd get in return. Yeah, it's a waste, and it sucks, but that's how life is sometimes.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -7/+11We can't recycle?
- ChronicColonic, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4You can waste water. The cost of filtering it and preparing it to come to your house cost money. You leave it on and you are wasting resources.
- ohsin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4http://travels.remosito.net/south_america/bolivia/ ...
blog has sources mentioned thankfully :-) if anyone have uber photoshop skills then remove the annoying shadow - chiefbandit2200, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Anybody on a base that's not supposed to be there, or perceived as a threat can be shot without having to call up any authorities...
- Stopikingonme, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Hype....Can I just say (and I never comment) I'm the first one to jump up and down over an environmental issue, but the whole tone of the poster was irritating and innacurate. Those were NOT submarine reactor compartment units. They were entire hulls from a submarine, but that wouldn't sound environmentally dangerous enough so they are "nuclear", as if the International Nuclear Safety Center would be cool with parking ACTIVE nuclear reactor compartments rusting away in the water. Can we get all environmentalized about more important things than recycleable scrap yards?
(Sorry it was the fist post I saw this morning and it made me cranky....if it wasn't for the shadow in the steam train pic I would use that for my background...it's beautiful) - bstew22, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4i do that sometimes....But i don't tell everyone about it!
- abusive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6I used to live in Tucson. It is fenced off, but there is a major road RIGHT next to it.
It is pretty impressive to drive through. It is on both sides of the road in some places. And it goes on further than you can see when you are driving next to it.
Here are some pictures I took:
http://forums.kacin.net/index.php?autocom=gallery& ...
http://forums.kacin.net/index.php?autocom=gallery& ... - artliquide, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Yes, it is fenced off, and since it's an active military base, you have to have clearance to get in. Davis Monthan is huge. You can see some old planes and choppers in the museum across the street though. You can easily spend hours there.
- UnstableMind, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I was thinking of grabbing one of those ships. Think Waterworld! That would be one sweet project. Most of 'em are still floating.
- CMaff24, on 10/10/2007, -4/+7Good places to be a hermit
- ChayD, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Why not just email yourself the bookmark?
- fyrfyter, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2AMARC is still active, not just a boneyard. When the Iraq War started, they quickly figured out that A-10 Warthogs were good for this. Instead of buying new ones, they pulled the old ones out of AMARC, re-equipped them and gave them some upgrades, and sent them overseas. Sounds good to me. A much better and cheaper alternative to buying new ones. Apparently, the A-10 hold up well to sand, and although related to things like F-18s it is a slow plane, its good for clearing crap and people on the ground.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2The A-10 may be slow but it is heavily armored against anti aircraft fire and has one of the longest loiter times of any aircraft.
- cvweiss, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2This isn't a text message, just type the whole thing out
- sphigel, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Are you saying you fully understand the procedures that are taken before those vehicles are left to wither away? Somehow I doubt the nuclear radiation was overlooked.
- lithuin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Ah, Wonder Woman... My introduction to the wacky world of bondage. And also short-shorts.
- obxjdt, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Not quite true, but close...If I remove hydrogen from water, I have destroyed the water that I was working with forever unless I release said amount of hydrogen back into the atmosphere, and it bonds with oxygen as H2O, and not another element to form a different molecule.
If my needs require that I burn it, then it's reduced to carbon. The hydrogen & water have both been destroyed.
When iron and oxygen combine, you get iron oxide. When we mine oil/coal/gas from the ground, refine it, burn it, it's turned into carbon and other compounds never to return to it's former state.
So to say something can't be destroyed is incorrect. Will iron oxide become iron again? Nope, it's been changed at the atomic level forever. This isn't true for everything, just when you get into the atomic level of things. - Cloned, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2It also has a gigantic mini gun going through the majority of the plane, that's ***** awesome.
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