LaFinlandiaF-16 being loaded onto a Ukrainian An-124 in Arizona, USA.
gravitas_deficiencyOh hell yeah, are we pulling some stuff out of AMARG? I didn’t realize we were doing that!! Thought it was just a handful of European countries donating airframes they were decommissioning.
What is AMARG?
and what implications does it have? Greater number if aircraft available?
The boneyard: www.amarcexperience.com/ui/index.php
Has tons of mothballed airframes that technically serve as a strategic reserve in the event that we suddenly need a few hundred more military aircraft for some reason.
I’ve seem what happens to shit that sits for a while. It breaks in ways beyond comprehension.
vvvvanI have, too. Maybe I’m still in denial over this dark magic, but I still think there must be procedures that can successfully store just about anything. Regarding fuel, batteries, tires, etc. Can’t imagine how complicated it is for a million dollar fighter jet, though. But they’re probably built tough, and not full of cheap materials that disintegrate over time.