over the past twenty four years this plane is flown enough to circle the
plane is flown enough to circle the
plane is flown enough to circle the world
world
world twelve hundred times
now it’s arrived at a desert tarmac in
now it’s arrived at a desert tarmac in Goodyear Arizona
this is the home of arrow turbine a
this is the home of arrow turbine a company that specializes in all things
company that specializes in all things
company that specializes in all things aircraft
preppy Roger Hodges is the maintenance
preppy Roger Hodges is the maintenance manager usually he repairs aircraft but
manager usually he repairs aircraft but
manager usually he repairs aircraft but this one is different for one good
this one is different for one good
this one is different for one good reason it’s worth more dead than alive
reason it’s worth more dead than alive
reason it’s worth more dead than alive this 747 is now beyond repair it’s old
this 747 is now beyond repair it’s old
this 747 is now beyond repair it’s old and too expensive to maintain but rather
and too expensive to maintain but rather
and too expensive to maintain but rather than trash it Roger will make sure it’s
than trash it Roger will make sure it’s
than trash it Roger will make sure it’s carefully pulled apart piece by piece
carefully pulled apart piece by piece
carefully pulled apart piece by piece just like cars or anything else aren’t
just like cars or anything else aren’t
just like cars or anything else aren’t gonna last forever
gonna last forever
gonna last forever there’s still many parts within the
there’s still many parts within the
there’s still many parts within the airframe and engines that are work sent
airframe and engines that are work sent
airframe and engines that are work sent in to overhaul 30% of this airplane will
in to overhaul 30% of this airplane will
in to overhaul 30% of this airplane will be utilized in future Senhor settings
the Jumbos parts are so interchangeable
the Jumbos parts are so interchangeable because the plane’s basic design has
because the plane’s basic design has
because the plane’s basic design has changed little since its first
changed little since its first
changed little since its first commercial flight in 1970
back then it took several hundred people
back then it took several hundred people and four months to make a plane
now just a handful of mechanics will
now just a handful of mechanics will attempt to tear one apart in only 12
attempt to tear one apart in only 12
attempt to tear one apart in only 12 weeks
among them Derek Pfeiffer he runs the
among them Derek Pfeiffer he runs the crew from the ground we’ll get an air
crew from the ground we’ll get an air
crew from the ground we’ll get an air with a ratchet wild Bonebrake is in
with a ratchet wild Bonebrake is in
with a ratchet wild Bonebrake is in charge of snakes on this plane
well Pete Faulkner will try to dodge
well Pete Faulkner will try to dodge them good all are experts in their own
them good all are experts in their own
them good all are experts in their own right
right
right only one problem none of them have ever
only one problem none of them have ever
only one problem none of them have ever pulled apart an aircraft this big
this is a first point 747 is the biggest
this is a first point 747 is the biggest aircraft we have to tear down so far
aircraft we have to tear down so far
aircraft we have to tear down so far already
already
already it’s by far maybe the biggest challenge
it’s by far maybe the biggest challenge
it’s by far maybe the biggest challenge it’s just huge we don’t want to damage
it’s just huge we don’t want to damage
it’s just huge we don’t want to damage it we don’t want to get hurt
everything they do would be a learning
everything they do would be a learning experience they must rely heavily on the
experience they must rely heavily on the
experience they must rely heavily on the manuals that were used to build this
manuals that were used to build this
manuals that were used to build this plane more than two decades ago
big parts everything’s like four to five
big parts everything’s like four to five times heavier and we’re accustomed to
times heavier and we’re accustomed to
times heavier and we’re accustomed to takes tooling takes lengths to be able
takes tooling takes lengths to be able
takes tooling takes lengths to be able to handle that kind of way
it’ll be a four step process first
it’ll be a four step process first workers must gently remove the engines
workers must gently remove the engines
workers must gently remove the engines for elephant-sized jets to be handled
for elephant-sized jets to be handled
for elephant-sized jets to be handled like eggs second they must remove an
like eggs second they must remove an
like eggs second they must remove an inventory any resellable item from
inventory any resellable item from
inventory any resellable item from piping to coffee makers Paul can return
piping to coffee makers Paul can return
piping to coffee makers Paul can return to service on other aircraft
third they must extract hazardous
third they must extract hazardous material like depleted uranium and take
material like depleted uranium and take
material like depleted uranium and take it to a safe location
workers will also strip and trash
workers will also strip and trash anything else of little value like worn
anything else of little value like worn
anything else of little value like worn seat covers and insulation
finally they must crush the remaining
finally they must crush the remaining metal so it can be melted into solid
metal so it can be melted into solid
metal so it can be melted into solid bars of aluminum
bars of aluminum
bars of aluminum and from there made into other objects
and from there made into other objects
and from there made into other objects like electronics hardware even furniture
the aim is to recycle an incredible 98
the aim is to recycle an incredible 98 percent of the aircraft and reclaimed
percent of the aircraft and reclaimed
percent of the aircraft and reclaimed spare parts and scrap worth about 6.8
spare parts and scrap worth about 6.8
spare parts and scrap worth about 6.8 million dollars
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