If you want to see some of the oldest airframes still in regular service, hang out at KMIA or KFLL and watch the cargo terminals. There are tons of old aircraft still flying cargo into and out of South and Central America.
I can recall seeing 707s and even the occasional DC-3 there. I’m sure the DC-3s are long gone, but I’ll bet there’s still a bunch of old stuff down there. -D > On Jan 4, 2020, at 6:15 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Eventually the fuselage or wings will get enough cracks they aren't economic > to repair as the pressurization cycles accumulate. At some point the risk of > massive failure will outweigh the cost to replace, and they will be broken up. > > Very few DC-8 or 707's left, ditto for 727's and early model 737's. They > have all exceeded their economic life, and were broken up for the aluminum. > I believe there are two complete Lockheed Super Constellations left -- one in > Australia and The Columbine, Eisenhower's AF1 that was still in flying > condition in the early 2000's at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
