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Retired British Airways 747 Catches Fire
British Airways has stored many of its 747s at Castellon Airport in Spain, which has the airport code CDT. Well, unfortunately today one of these parked 747s caught fire, and it caused some significant damage to the plane. (onemileatatime.com) 更多...
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The engines didn't appear to be sealed up, so the plane hadn't been totally decommissioned. Hope they figure out what started the fire soon.
Insurance?
I don't insurance played a role. According to British Airways, some insulation in the aircraft wall on the upper deck caught fire when sparks from a workers metal cutting tool got into the insulation. The aircraft is one of several that had been sold to a scrapping company in Spain a couple of months prior. The scrapper who is a Vale of Glamorgan, Wales based company with a presence in Spain. The airport authority said the fire was "quickly" extinguished. Today a 747 tomorrow who knows. Anther airplane, a Honda Civic, anything is possible.
More on the scrapping operation in Wales here:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/st-athan-airplanes-airport-airbus-18270448
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J Buck
More on the scrapping operation in Wales here:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/st-athan-airplanes-airport-airbus-18270448
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J Buck
They don't make Honda's out of aluminum
My old Honda hybrid had some aluminum panels, as well as castings.
Some Honda motors use cast aluminum parts.
Maybe the HONDA HA-420 Jet..? It has an aluminium wing.
Not 100%, but there's plenty of aluminum on modern cars. Engine blocks, cylinder heads, control arms, brake calipers, driveshafts, hoods, core supports ... then on Ford trucks you've got most the entire body.
The ENTIRE body, not most.
