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Old 09-20-2006, 12:07 PM
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What happened to the DC-8 over at the PHL gateway? I was there last week and today, poof!, it's gone!!!
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Old 09-20-2006, 01:17 PM
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It was retired. They took some parts off for future use for other douglasauruses (engine pylons for example) and the rest is in douglas heaven.

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Old 09-20-2006, 01:19 PM
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That was FAST....7 days to chop and scrap it. I know the would probably do it, but the final disposal was kinda quick....
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Old 09-20-2006, 05:16 PM
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I was in PHL today and a gentleman at the UPS security gate told me he saw it chopped up with a giant claw, this past Saturday I think. Apparently they had difficulty breaking up the wing root section. Sounds like she fought hard until the end.
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Old 09-29-2006, 12:55 PM
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You can't beat an old iron jet. No fire or jaws of life can hurt them! Could you imagine the first all-composite jet that catches fire? It will crack up and fall apart inflight.
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Old 09-29-2006, 05:27 PM
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Won't have time to crack up. The epoxy holding it together will melt and it will delaminate before then. At least that's what happened to the composite aircraft I just saw burning up at the end of a runway.
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Old 09-29-2006, 05:43 PM
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Those giant holes melted in the fuselage were an indicator of a big blob of molten aluminium about to drop out of the sky. The crew did a great job, but lets face it, metal or composite they all burn.
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