On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 3:34 PM, James <Tolice1234@aol.com> wrote:
> Is it possible that the tail for the Saudi a/c was removed to fix this one at KRME ?
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/boneheadsboneyards/4879578814/in/set-72157624571300425
That would be an insanely expensive repair/replacement job and neither
of these old birds is worth that expense anymore. On top of that, I
don't know that the FAA would approve of it.
At nearly 93,000 hours - the Saudi bird is finished.
Chopping the tail off of a 747 as the first step in the scrapping
process is fairly common. There of photos of other 747s around the
world that went through the same thing as the first step in their
scrapping process.
If they don't remove the tail first and start at the front, the
aircraft will rock back on the tail when the center of gravity shifts
(due to weight disappearing up front) and they would have to get it
back down to the ground (and keep it there) to safely continue the
process. This is also the reason behind strapping the nose gear to
the ground (and the use of tail stands) when loading/unloading 747
freighters through the aft cargo door... There are plenty of pictures
around the web of 747s sitting on their tails on cargo ramps around
the world due to someone screwing up.
Hope this helps.
Matt
(BNA)
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