1969912 0 #1 December 10, 2012 600+ pictures (!). I like the OV-10 Bronco sitting next to an A-10. http://www.flickriver.com/places/United+States/Arizona/Tucson/Rankin/ "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #2 December 10, 2012 The boneyard is the 3rd largest airforce in the world (IIRC). Nice pics. Thanks for posting.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrouse 0 #3 December 10, 2012 Wow awesome pics man!!Lovin every second of it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #4 December 10, 2012 I'm lucky enough to fly over this place on almost every patient transport. From the air it is an impressive sight. There is a LOT of hardware out there. Elvisio "lotsa aluminum" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #5 December 10, 2012 Man! How cool would it be to be a Gazillion-are and buy up some of those old aircraft and have a place and a staff to restore them just for fun! Kind of like Jay Leno, but with airplanes vs. cars! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #6 December 10, 2012 Quote Man! How cool would it be to be a Gazillion-are and buy up some of those old aircraft and have a place and a staff to restore them just for fun! Kind of like Jay Leno, but with airplanes vs. cars! Just pick up a few E-2's or C-2's and...well, you should find out how much $ goes out the exhaust pipe...then put them to work on a DZ."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 51 #7 December 10, 2012 Read the book Hunting Warbirds. It's great. http://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Warbirds-Carl-Hoffman/dp/0345436180 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #8 December 10, 2012 Been outside of it a few times while having business at Davis Monthan. Would love to go in, though. I loved the shot of the T-38! I want me one of those! My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #9 December 15, 2012 And on the other side of the planet: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247870/Thank-flying-Soviet-airlines-The-vast-airplane-graveyard-Russia-9-000-giants-sky-left-rust-away.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #10 December 15, 2012 Quote600+ pictures (!). I like the OV-10 Bronco sitting next to an A-10. http://www.flickriver.com/places/United+States/Arizona/Tucson/Rankin/ I'll be jogging around the boneyard again next week. If we have a down day I may go shoot some photos.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #11 December 16, 2012 F117 fighter. Priceless. Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #12 December 16, 2012 Quote F117 fighter. Priceless. I totally had to search for it! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theplummeter 14 #13 December 17, 2012 QuoteI'm lucky enough to fly over this place on almost every patient transport. From the air it is an impressive sight. There is a LOT of hardware out there. Elvisio "lotsa aluminum" Rodriguez I think Pinal is cooler, when you compare the size of airframes with the runway length. They used to let you wander around and take your picture in the engine inlets, now Evergreen will have you arrested for being on the wrong side of the runway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bertusgeert 1 #14 December 19, 2012 Quote The boneyard is the 3rd largest airforce in the world (IIRC). Nice pics. Thanks for posting. Or, 2nd "AMARG takes care of more than 4,400 aircraft, which would make it the second largest air force in the world." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMARG I found the ops & financial end interesting: There are four categories of storage for planes at AMARG: - Long Term – Aircraft are kept intact for future use - Parts Reclamation – Aircraft are kept, picked apart and used for spare parts - Flying Hold – Aircraft are kept intact for shorter stays than Long Term - Excess of DoD needs – Aircraft are sold off whole or in parts For every $1 the federal government spends operating the facility, it saves or produces $11 from harvesting spare parts and selling off inventory. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChaoP 0 #15 December 19, 2012 Quote Man! How cool would it be to be a Gazillion-are and buy up some of those old aircraft and have a place and a staff to restore them just for fun! Kind of like Jay Leno, but with airplanes vs. cars! Kind of like fantasy of flight around orlando. Kermit has a huge personal collection of all kinds of planes. I believe most of the aircraft in the museum he owns. All of the planes in the museum are flight worthy and he regularly takes out random ones to fly. Last time I was there he grabbed his p51 mustang and took it for a spin Awesome place Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #16 December 20, 2012 Yeah, if you drive past Tucson and you have never stopped at the Pima and and space museum then you are really missing out on something special. If you DO stop, make sure you take the guided tour with the old guys on the tram, then walk around on your own afterwards. You can also take the bus tour of the actual boneyard like five times a day for a few more dollars. TOTALLY WORTH THE MONEY! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #17 December 20, 2012 Would love to Urbex the place might never bee seen again with my camera. some how i doubt you would get a authorised visit so it would be clandestine. There are small places Dotted across Europe but nothing this size Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
