Uses for old retired aircraft.
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Experiment with it whether we can modify it's design and maybe locally built our planes?Originally posted by tankee1981:We have retired the Super Skyhawks not too long ago. We have still alot of A-4 airframes bought 2nd hand from the USN in the past. My question is what we can do with them? Of course, some have been sent to mueseums, local polytechnics for education purposes and as reserves but there are still quite a lot more. What can we do with them?
I mean custom made
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The US aircraft graveyard is in the Mojave Desert or something. They are coated with a layer of material to protect it against the elements. One reason they chose the desert - other than the fact that it is a vast empty space - is the dry climate. Not something you'll find in Singapore. So long term storage is out.
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One of the most beautiful sunsetted planes.
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Totally agree. The Tomcat is still the better aircraft for fleet interceptor when compared to the superbug.
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Just as I thought... I prefer the idea of properly dismantling and scrapping old or surplus equipment. Good decision by the RSAF. If all countries were to follow this procedure correctly we would not see any weapons that are supposed to be 'non-existant' end up in the hands of terrorists and unsavoury organisations.Originally posted by Gooseliver:Had been decided last year to scrap and meltdown down rather than to sell of in the market. These Super A4s are not going to follow the footstep of Strikemasters and Hunters which ended in somebody/hobbist backyard. This is to honour the services of these great machines that kept our skies safe
for 31 years against intruders (just joking only !!)
But the rational is that A4 were American made and need approval from uncle SAM for transfer to 3rd party. Keeping them in long termed preservation as war reserves is madness in economic sense. In time to come, you can go to National Iron and Steel and try to savage some perculiar parts of the A4 for keepsakes before condemned into the smelter.
The huge stores of surplus ex-Soviet arms in Belarus, Ukraine and Georgia are a case in mind. -
I know for sure the army keeps some of the retired vehicles in storage. They are treated specially for long term storage.
However, i am not sure if the same can be said of the ex-RSAF aircraft. I just assumed that it will receive the same treatment as what SAF does to the vehicles.
I wish to know if there are any RSAF pilots who are NSmen? I mean those old vehicles are kept in storage for the NSmen to use during war time. So i supposed some old aircraft are kept for the use of pilots who are NSmen. I am sure there are a few who quit RSAF before reaching their retirement age. So what are the plans for these men? Thanks. -
Got NS vocation as pilots one meh? I thought pilots for regulars only ???
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there are NS pilots.... seriously... no joke/sarcasm etc.Originally posted by gd4u:Got NS vocation as pilots one meh? I thought pilots for regulars only ??? -
Vehicle engines are more or less easy to figure out... Hence u can store them in nice dry hangars, and use all sorts of protection on them to make sure they can be operational when taken out of ops storage.
But Aircraft... well, older aircraft, older engines... the current or newer generations of techies may not know how to safely service them. NOr would newer pilots know how to fly them... -
that is correct too... thumbs up again!Originally posted by Shotgun:Vehicle engines are more or less easy to figure out... Hence u can store them in nice dry hangars, and use all sorts of protection on them to make sure they can be operational when taken out of ops storage.
But Aircraft... well, older aircraft, older engines... the current or newer generations of techies may not know how to safely service them. NOr would newer pilots know how to fly them...