[USNBandit]

Not just the engines. Hydraulic seals, Fuel lines, older electronics. Just about all the systems on some airplanes.

I used to loath manning up the first go in my Tomcat squadron if the jets had been sitting around a while. If we could, we would turn up all the systems every couple days even if we were going flying.

[Holicheese]

As long as they don't resurrect The Night Witches!! Ve vill fliii around und bomb your troops and your nucleeer vessils!"

[JohnA]

That’s what I figured. It’s costly just to have ‘em sitting around.