First deliveries of APCs to CFB Atlantis:
I suddenly feel very old having learned to drive an M113 when the first ones arrived at Camp Borden in 1965.
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I suddenly feel very old having learned to drive an M113 when the first ones arrived at Camp Borden in 1965.
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Each one of those is about ten tons of aluminium. In a single stroke, North Carolina has entirely negated every pop can you and I and about another hundred people will ever recycle. I get what they're doing, and why, and I think that's admirable, but why not concrete blocks or big-ass rocks or something?
Still, could be worse:
Still, could be worse:
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In happier times:
Great looking aircraft.
Great looking aircraft.
Each one of those is about ten tons of aluminium. In a single stroke, North Carolina has entirely negated every pop can you and I and about another hundred people will ever recycle. I get what they're doing, and why, and I think that's admirable, but why not concrete blocks or big-ass rocks or something?
Still, could be worse:
And we're concerned about micro bits of plastic in the ocean from toothpaste .....
Each one of those is about ten tons of aluminium. In a single stroke, North Carolina has entirely negated every pop can you and I and about another hundred people will ever recycle. I get what they're doing, and why, and I think that's admirable, but why not concrete blocks or big-ass rocks or something?
Still, could be worse:
That's why the Military Industrial Complex continues to thrive.
Grizz
I got a joy ride in a M113 last year in Garrison Petawawa. Still in service with updates but I did notice the data plate said 1968!
First deliveries of APCs to CFB Atlantis:
Now what the hell would be the point of this - the seawater will corrode the hell out of the aluminum quicker than steel, no?
I'm sure all that aluminum (someone said about 10 tons of it) could've been recycled into something a lot more useful than extending a seawall.......
Lot of energy expended refining aluminum, including electricity, solar ain't gonna hack it.
Grizz
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Instead of deep sixing those Intruders, it's a shame they couldn't have sold them to Discovery Air Services. Then we'd have Canadian-registered A-6s to match the A4s they operate...
Man, I love the A4. Brilliant wee device. Great proportions, great lines.
They sure came a long way during their military service. Here's the XA-4D1:
Man, I love the A4. Brilliant wee device. Great proportions, great lines.
They sure came a long way during their military service. Here's the XA-4D1:
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Instead of deep sixing those Intruders, it's a shame they couldn't have sold them to Discovery Air Services. Then we'd have Canadian-registered A-6s to match the A4s they operate...
Carrier borne jets like the A-6 tend to take quite the pounding during their service lives, as compared to those ex Israeli A-4N Skyhawks.
I watched a video on them. They were completely stripped to their bare metal frames and skins The only plastic remaining on them is supposedly the front wind screen. The pics showing the displays etc were about half way through their tear downs.
The planes were requested by the State to be used for just such a purpose. Turns out they make much better reefs than concrete and the cost to the government may even be less. Supposedly they were all tested for radiation etc.
Often with such surplus equipment, the cost of tear down exceeds the profit a recycling company can make. I believe a lot of the electronics were still supposedly classified but I don't believe that. It was mentioned that some of the airframes were still viable but were close to their FTR time.
Looks to be a win win for both the fish and the governments/orgs that made the application to receive the air frames.
One group of divers either is or will be advertising the site as a dive destination.
I was on a military exercise that took place at the Yakima, Washington Military Reserve. We were acting as enemy for a USMCR unit from San Francisco. They were the saddest bunch of malcontents and malingerers you ever saw. At the end of the exercise, we were ordered to take position on a knoll which seemed strange. The next morning a pair of Skyhawks came in low and close, simulating an air strike.They made several passes and we watched with our mouths open ...... beautiful!
It's not easy to recycle Vehicles like that. We've about 50 Landrovers at work; some are completely trashed, others look like they need a battery and a fresh tank of fuel. They have aluminium bodies; too labour intensive to tackle if you want to make return on them. If the Aluminium isn't stripped clean, most smelters won't dyck with it.
