Armchair explorers: Surprising finds in satellite photography

Christian Science Monitor ^ | March 10, 2009 | CSMonitor

[Squidpup]

Outside of Tucson, Ariz., the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is used to store old planes. The airplane 'boneyard' houses thousands of decomissioned military aircraft. The base is still in use, and you can find many active aircraft slightly to the northwest.

[Squidpup]

Click through all ten. Some you have seen before and some other amusing ones

[unkus]

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[who knows what evil?]

What an idiot.

[Squidpup]

Hopefully you are referring to the corn-maze creator and not me!

[Reeses]

I bet the new carbon composite glued together aircraft can’t be stored in the desert like this.

[who knows what evil?]

Hopefully you are referring to the corn-maze creator and not me!

I didn't clarify that very well, did I? The CORN-MAZE CREATOR is the idiot here...sorry. :-)

[SeeSharp]

I bet the new carbon composite glued together aircraft can’t be stored in the desert like this.

I would have guessed carbon fiber to be more stable and durable than any metal. Is this not the case?

[Betis70]

I like the Firefox one, my browser of choice.

[been_lurking]

I would think the adhesives that bind the carbon fibers together would be susceptible to ultra-violet decay if the protective coating (paint) is not maintained.

[Reeses]

I would have guessed carbon fiber to be more stable and durable than any metal. Is this not the case?

I'm just guessing glue doesn't hold up as well as rivets do over time in the desert, but time will tell. We'll know for sure when the socialists start putting up statues of themselves made of carbon fiber instead of metal.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Monkey Face]

There are planes waiting IN Tucson and OUT of Tucson.
It’s a good thing to know there is so much fire power available, “just in case.”

[BigSkyVic]

Here is a link to pics on the Boneyard. I think the History Channel had a program about it a few years agos....

http://www.pbase.com/bruceleibowitz/arizona

[BigSkyVic]

Actually, that link contains more places than Davis Monthan...Oh well, google the video...you won’t be disappointed..

[ThanhPhero]

Crop Circles?

[Cuttnhorse]

The AF should put them on EBay.