Ever wonder.. - United Bimmer Community

**zeaq328i** · 04-19-2006, 08:53 AM

where some classic US airliner's Boeing 727s and 737s go to?Some many end up in the Mojave desert but some end thier life in Indonesia and many still running strong.

This Airline even use the AA livery.

This one use the southwest livery..

I know many of you aren't interested but i like planes and still like to see these clasics still flies

**doughboyea** · 04-19-2006, 09:10 AM

Thats sad... there's a reason why these planes are retired. It's called metal fatigue. Through so many cycles of stresses, aluminum (a very weak metal in this reguard) weakens so much so that it'll break. ie, take paperclip and wiggle it till it breaks. You cheap out on planes buying used, and you get accidents.

Dough

witeshark · 04-19-2006, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by doughboyea

Thats sad... there's a reason why these planes are retired. It's called metal fatigue. Through so many cycles of stresses, aluminum (a very weak metal in this reguard) weakens so much so that it'll break. ie, take paperclip and wiggle it till it breaks. You cheap out on planes buying used, and you get accidents.

Dough

Wow. That's a very good point

**zeaq328i** · 04-19-2006, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by doughboyea

Thats sad... there's a reason why these planes are retired. It's called metal fatigue. Through so many cycles of stresses, aluminum (a very weak metal in this reguard) weakens so much so that it'll break. ie, take paperclip and wiggle it till it breaks. You cheap out on planes buying used, and you get accidents.

Dough

Very true. Well what to expect from a low cost carrier.

Cheap tickets= poor service and old aeroplanes.

**94bmw325i** · 04-19-2006, 11:17 AM

oh wow that would be cool to see a plane graveyard!

**zeaq328i** · 04-19-2006, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 94bmw325i

oh wow that would be cool to see a plane graveyard!

Hmm..These classic plane still fly passenger from city to city within Indonesia.

I mean these plane, once they end their life. They ended up in Indonesia. I don't think they fly back to the US airplane grave yard.

**94bmw325i** · 04-19-2006, 11:25 AM

right, so I would have to go to indonesia, have you been there before?

**zeaq328i** · 04-19-2006, 11:27 AM

No...But i one day i will. Things are cheap there. That's what i heard..

nick_318is · 04-19-2006, 11:54 AM

Its kind of cool those planes are still in use, even the US government will pull planes from the graveyard to use from time to time, I think as long as the proper methods and checks have been done on their saftey that its probably allright to be using them.

**Chris** · 04-19-2006, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by zeaq328i

No...But i one day i will. Things are cheap there. That's what i heard..

women included.

**Rooz** · 04-19-2006, 05:31 PM

I just broke a paperclip NO!!!!!