As an ex aircraft mech and who is I volved in aircraft restoration this really pulled myheartstrings. Some of those aircraft are savable and indeed some are classics. That Vtail Bonanza and some of the Cessnas too. There are old Learjets, BAe125s, Jetstreams, Swerlingens and an F27 that would make great museum pieces.
Ha! C-FKMC old C500 #0073 to be exact - put more than a few hours on that airframe (about 1230 into the video). Thanks for the reminder. Always wondered what happened to it. Now I know.
Nice collection of birds. The commuter birds are mainly from the 80's and 90's. Not that old in the aviation world. The 4 engined Dash-7 N173RA was my favorite.
I get chills down my spine watching the shots with all those aircraft just lead there... rusting away... such an apocalyptic atmosphere... good video though! =) Nice job
I find derelict aircraft particularly sad... They are examples of the best most advanced machines We humans build. To see them as cast off trash After all the skill and money it took to build it, is depressing.
I saw an air net systems beech baron in background... Remember when they used to fly checks at night with Navajos lears and caravans...buffalo-Binghamton-Hartford-Springfield-Boston-Philadelphia-Pittsburgh-Columbus- back to buffalo every night... Rip starcheck (USC227)
Brings back memories, I was one of those young pilots taking college classes in the day and flying mail and checks at night. Best flying hours. Only the young would do it. Now , never. I flew, Navajos, TwinCcommanches, Aztrucks and my favorite Porters.
What a trip! One can easily spend hours and hours exploring these old relics. Must be a fortune in scrap metal. Would be cool if they were able to convert these old planes into shelters for the homeless. By far one of the best urbex vids out there.
The best bone yard that I ever went through was in Jeddah Saudi Arabia. When the Saudi's were done with a plane they would just take them to the back of the airport and park them in the dirt. They had been doing this since the 1940's, so there were some really great planes out there. There was a whole row of Avro Lancaster bombers, complete with the Merlin engines, as well as a pile of DeHaviland Vampires. They just took a crane and literally made a pile of them, one on top of another. Would love to list all the airplane types, but there were just too many. But here are a few. Beech-18, Rockwell trainer, Chipmunk, DC-3, DC-8, and the list goes on. This was at the old downtown airport, which has been closed now for over 30 years, so they are all gone now.
Those United Express Jet streams were operated by Westair out of Fresno, Ca. I’m willing to bet the short 360, and the Bandeirante were also. Westair was my first job at 18.
i found a picture of the propeller plane with blue and red color, i search up the registration number and it was a picture fro 1993, so its not very old ;) ! very interesting !
Wow that's there's a lot of Garrett powered airplanes in this video, I bet most are their because of the engines are to expensive to get fixed lol thanks Honeywell....
BackyardExploration ok. and by further research, i actally found the place. interesting they actually do tours! did you personally go on a tour or did you call them up and ask if you could wander around?
Wise move keeping the location of this boneyard under wraps, especially when one considers the volume of traffic that Kingman, Manara, and Mojave see (and these are largely closed to the public). Just imagine the onslaught this place would see if it's location were widely known.
A friend owns an older Falcon jet which he is selling. I am astounded at what the costs are for FAA required overhauls, a new interior, insurance, avionics serviced/upgraded, and of course, storage fees. Just one engine overall can cost close to $100k. All of these costs add up and are paid out before the damned thing ever gets off the ground. Then there's cost of fuel, the pilot, landing fees, and etc.
There are Gulfstream's and Jetstream's,Metroliner's,Cessna 421's,Cessna 401,Beech Baron's,Piper Aztec's,Falcon 20,Cessna 310,what looks like a Jet Star and even a Learjet,.DHC-7 Dash 7,a rare Aero Commander 1121BShorts Skyvan etc,this looks like an insurance company salvage set up but did these fly in because the wings are on most of them ?
This is Where the Instruments, Spare Parts, Propelers Come From Sold in Other Countries for Second hand. Big Bucks Here Why Don't This Planes Somewhere like in Parks,Playgrounds, for Children too see.
More like an airplane junkyard... a boneyard is in a dry desert to preserve planes for future use or as parts sources. Surprised someone hasn't come along and scrapped it all. There's a lot of aluminum sitting there.
Easy enough to track down the location. I tracked it down in about 5 minutes. Such a waste, but when they come to the end of their life not safe to allow them to fly. My only surprise so much metal that can be recycled left to rot away.
+Mazda rx7 It gets worse. There are a lot of examples of reasonable planes arriving then, void of any care for such a long time. I did not even make an offer on the 114TC. -cap
If the one you are talking about is 3:13 into the video, that airplane is a Lockheed JetStar, a 10 passenger 4 engine corporate jet and that unit is called the APU (auxiliary power unit). It was used on the ground to supply air for air conditioning or heating the airplane while on the ground, it also turned a generator that supplied electric power to the airplane so you did not use up the batteries. The engines were electrically started off of the batteries and the generator would recharge the batteries in addition to the engine generators. The APU was shut down before takeoff because it was not certified for inflight use. JetStars did not come from the Lockheed factory with an APU installed or for that matter they did not have any interior or paint, all they had was a green primer and a bare interior shell, these were installed by after market companies called completion centers who the purchaser contracted with separately from the aircraft purchase. Jut to clarify, and APU is not a jet engine, but a gas turbine engine, a jet engine would have a tail cone on the rear of the engine to produce the thrust from the engine. I spent 10 years working on the Lockheed JetStar as a chief of maintenance for a corporate operator and that particular unit looks like a Solar unit, the other APU available for the JetStar was made by Airesearch. Once I got my pilot licenses I also logged over 600 hours in the airplane, the best airplane I ever worked on.
There is such an amazing amount of Jetstream prop commuter aircraft, based on a fairly old Hawker Siddeley design. One of the peculiarities of these aircraft is that the flaps were actually not only on the trailing edge of the wings but also under the aircraft's belly.
Thank you for not playing some crapy music. Nice video!
Agreed!
As an ex aircraft mech and who is I volved in aircraft restoration this really pulled myheartstrings. Some of those aircraft are savable and indeed some are classics. That Vtail Bonanza and some of the Cessnas too. There are old Learjets, BAe125s, Jetstreams, Swerlingens and an F27 that would make great museum pieces.
Crazy Brit Nasa Fan seems like a airplane wreaking yard because the way all the grass is cut down. People that own vintage planes need parts.
If you google all the tail numbers it shows pictures of when the plane was still in service.
I am feeling old and sad. I have logged a fair amount of time in the right seat of the Dash 7 N173RA when it was with Pan Am Express/Ransom Airlines
Ha! C-FKMC old C500 #0073 to be exact - put more than a few hours on that airframe (about 1230 into the video). Thanks for the reminder. Always wondered what happened to it. Now I know.
Amazing footage! I have traveled considerable distances just to catch a single abandoned airplane. I cannot imagine over 2,700 in one place!
Nice collection of birds. The commuter birds are mainly from the 80's and 90's. Not that old in the aviation world. The 4 engined Dash-7 N173RA was my favorite.
I'd pay $40 just to walk around there and explore the place.
Awesome place, great tour and camera work!!!
Great vid, thank you for taking me along!
Love plane boneyard videos thanks for this one. Fan of yours.
Really fascinating! Great video, thanks!
Would be so cool to have all of this...
So many parts, could become a fun project.
It's strange to think one day these were all brand new and people paid a HUGE amount of money for these planes!
StangQuest94 IF you think about it, Its like cars in the junk yard everything wares out and at some point its cheeper just to replace the unit.
better than sweaty panties
Also lots of money if you can strip them and sell the metal.
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If u take a look back in time. In the 70's a Cessna 172 = 8000$, today model = 339000$ Same like old Mustangs :D
So many beautiful jetstream planes😍 Awesome
I get chills down my spine watching the shots with all those aircraft just lead there... rusting away... such an apocalyptic atmosphere... good video though! =) Nice job
Very interesting, thank you for sharing
Excellent work dude-ster.
I find derelict aircraft particularly sad... They are examples of the best most advanced machines
We humans build. To see them as cast off trash
After all the skill and money it took to build it, is depressing.
Well said. Seeing them in a derelict and abandoned state is particularly depressing.
This is cool. 3:10 is an APU. That's a little jet engine. Would be cool for a project!
+Joseph P why would you need a jet engine for a project
+iPythonix RC plane most likely.
+iPythonix Jet powered bicycle, of course! ;)
Your videos are really great, keep it up.
I seen a northwest in there. That's gold!!!!!
I love planes and I love abanded places so this is brill
Sweet video!
enjoyed your video very much thank you
Love that old Short SD3 at 13:40
great great video 👍👍👍👍👍
Nice work. Would like to see the long version.
Wow even Cessna and Piper!
I saw an air net systems beech baron in background... Remember when they used to fly checks at night with Navajos lears and caravans...buffalo-Binghamton-Hartford-Springfield-Boston-Philadelphia-Pittsburgh-Columbus- back to buffalo every night... Rip starcheck (USC227)
Brings back memories, I was one of those young pilots taking college classes in the day and flying mail and checks at night. Best flying hours. Only the young would do it. Now , never. I flew, Navajos, TwinCcommanches, Aztrucks and my favorite Porters.
What a trip! One can easily spend hours and hours exploring these old relics. Must be a fortune in scrap metal. Would be cool if they were able to convert these old planes into shelters for the homeless. By far one of the best urbex vids out there.
This place looks so cool
men thank you for the vid its so cool
The best bone yard that I ever went through was in Jeddah Saudi Arabia. When the Saudi's were done with a plane they would just take them to the back of the airport and park them in the dirt. They had been doing this since the 1940's, so there were some really great planes out there. There was a whole row of Avro Lancaster bombers, complete with the Merlin engines, as well as a pile of DeHaviland Vampires. They just took a crane and literally made a pile of them, one on top of another. Would love to list all the airplane types, but there were just too many. But here are a few. Beech-18, Rockwell trainer, Chipmunk, DC-3, DC-8, and the list goes on. This was at the old downtown airport, which has been closed now for over 30 years, so they are all gone now.
Collect those wires and have it melt....... Platinum..... 😆
I would probably go here and spend all the time I want there. I would be there from sunrise to sunset.
I would be in all the cockpits, admiring the switches and stuff
Engines and instruments, first to go.
I love this video! Could you please send me the location of this graveyard!! I would love to make an offer on one of those old cessnas. Thanks!
Those United Express Jet streams were operated by Westair out of Fresno, Ca. I’m willing to bet the short 360, and the Bandeirante were also. Westair was my first job at 18.
I used to work for WestAir and worked on and ran some of those very planes
In this type of place would they let you have/buy bits and pieces of the aircraft? Or is it all just looking.
I use to work here. one of the funnest jobs i ever had.
7:25 i want that LearJet
which is the camera you use to record ? .
And also Bombardiers
i found a picture of the propeller plane with blue and red color, i search up the registration number and it was a picture fro 1993, so its not very old ;) ! very interesting !
Wow that's there's a lot of Garrett powered airplanes in this video, I bet most are their because of the engines are to expensive to get fixed lol thanks Honeywell....
Coming from an aviation addict, this basically breaks my heart seeing this. Could you please tell me the location of this place? Thanks!
Or, you can send me a private message. I'd like to know if it is possible to buy these for a low price
+grahamboaviation Nope, you don't have an option for private messaging. My contact info is in my channel description
BackyardExploration ok. and by further research, i actally found the place. interesting they actually do tours! did you personally go on a tour or did you call them up and ask if you could wander around?
Wise move keeping the location of this boneyard under wraps, especially when one considers the volume of traffic that Kingman, Manara, and Mojave see (and these are largely closed to the public). Just imagine the onslaught this place would see if it's location were widely known.
I could spend days here. Are we allowed to know where this is?
If he shared it to everyone there will be alot of people here
SuperAerobat simple research will reveal the location.
+Col. Joshua Sim ...so?
So sad all these old birds are grounded. Where is this?
Proves beyond doubt that planes are the safest mode of transport,
A friend owns an older Falcon jet which he is selling. I am astounded at what the costs are for FAA required overhauls, a new interior, insurance, avionics serviced/upgraded, and of course, storage fees. Just one engine overall can cost close to $100k. All of these costs add up and are paid out before the damned thing ever gets off the ground. Then there's cost of fuel, the pilot, landing fees, and etc.
And not to forget, insurance!
Flying has become an expensive hobby or occupation.
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There are Gulfstream's and Jetstream's,Metroliner's,Cessna 421's,Cessna 401,Beech Baron's,Piper Aztec's,Falcon 20,Cessna 310,what looks like a Jet Star and even a Learjet,.DHC-7 Dash 7,a rare Aero Commander 1121BShorts Skyvan etc,this looks like an insurance company salvage set up but did these fly in because the wings are on most of them ?
Anyone know what State this is in? Looks like it is an East Cost State like NC. I live next to the bone yard here in AZ,
Wow that first plane looked more like a flying shoebox.
This is what ATC Privatization looks like.
An aluminum scrap dealers paradise.
Looking for a 206 or 210 cessna reasonable fuselage for project...if there are any please let me know ....
where is this I would love to go exploring there she we take our road trip across the country
you could make some good movies with props like scraped planes. Too bad they're left there to rot.
Hope all is well .. been over 4 months since you posted a video..
This is Where the Instruments, Spare Parts, Propelers Come From Sold in Other Countries for Second hand. Big Bucks Here Why Don't This Planes Somewhere like in Parks,Playgrounds, for Children too see.
paradise
i wish you could explore bigger airplane boneyards for big airliners like victorville or mojave airport airplane boneyard
You are only allowed outside those boneyards:(
More like an airplane junkyard... a boneyard is in a dry desert to preserve planes for future use or as parts sources. Surprised someone hasn't come along and scrapped it all. There's a lot of aluminum sitting there.
Once it was some ones pride and joy. Now standing dissolutely for their final distruction...
Haha...inflight magazines still in place @10:35...
6:20 I believe that’s the same model of plane used in Jurassic park 3
Wow they got BKAs here. (Beech King Air)
Spotted a couple Lear Jets.Why the boat?
Sad , but what can we do with all these old aircraft . maybe restore one of a rare model here and there . Phill sunnycliffs Victoria Australia .
Where is this?
I'd really like to visit ghis
no market for scrap metal?
Where is this?
So they're just left to dry rot?
I think you are better than exploring with josh
wouldnt these planes just get resold rather than dumped?
It's strange to think that people could of died there and how those images of the crash just pops up in your head
Leer Jet to!
I wish they didn't take all the meters,buttons,and livery's out otherwise I would be messing with a off the controls
15:42 (N276MA) flying in 1966
Easy enough to track down the location. I tracked it down in about 5 minutes. Such a waste, but when they come to the end of their life not safe to allow them to fly. My only surprise so much metal that can be recycled left to rot away.
who know's our late president PM's, stars,used to sits on one those planes....speechless video..
What kind of flashlight do you use?
Fleshlight 4556 AB from ebay
genial
sunset o sunrise?
I'm guessing this is n Missouri.
+Bob Jones - I believe the actual count is over 2,800 aircraft. I once lived just on the other side of those woods.
So whats the deal with this place? Do they sell these AC or just left to rot
+Mazda rx7 It gets worse. There are a lot of examples of reasonable planes arriving then, void of any care for such a long time. I did not even make an offer on the 114TC.
-cap
most of these look to be either ex small planes or privet ish jets as well as being mostly 70's to 80's juding by the lovely wood grain effect
Surely the high quality steel would be valuable if recycled? More so than a bunch of rotting items polluting an otherwise nice landscape?
I don't understand that one with the turbine in the fuselage?
Tomasina Covell it's called an APU(auxiliary power unit), basically a turbine powered generator.
If the one you are talking about is 3:13 into the video, that airplane is a Lockheed JetStar, a 10 passenger 4 engine corporate jet and that unit is called the APU (auxiliary power unit). It was used on the ground to supply air for air conditioning or heating the airplane while on the ground, it also turned a generator that supplied electric power to the airplane so you did not use up the batteries. The engines were electrically started off of the batteries and the generator would recharge the batteries in addition to the engine generators. The APU was shut down before takeoff because it was not certified for inflight use.
JetStars did not come from the Lockheed factory with an APU installed or for that matter they did not have any interior or paint, all they had was a green primer and a bare interior shell, these were installed by after market companies called completion centers who the purchaser contracted with separately from the aircraft purchase.
Jut to clarify, and APU is not a jet engine, but a gas turbine engine, a jet engine would have a tail cone on the rear of the engine to produce the thrust from the engine.
I spent 10 years working on the Lockheed JetStar as a chief of maintenance for a corporate operator and that particular unit looks like a Solar unit, the other APU available for the JetStar was made by Airesearch. Once I got my pilot licenses I also logged over 600 hours in the airplane, the best airplane I ever worked on.
There is such an amazing amount of Jetstream prop commuter aircraft, based on a fairly old Hawker Siddeley design. One of the peculiarities of these aircraft is that the flaps were actually not only on the trailing edge of the wings but also under the aircraft's belly.
the plane which is standing on landing gear try to gear it up, why not they sold this scrap?
bobby edwards saw a lockheed jetstar wouldd like no the N number
Welcome Aboard
Glad you didnt add any stupid music.
Expliteron Boom poo
if you ever come across something that looks like a fuel tank let me know
14:41 N173ra here's what the plane use to look like www.flickr.com/photos/23032926@N05/5251104275/
first video ive heard him make a noise in
+Exoticwolf 006 I try to add some commentary to my newer videos. The problem is I typically explore alone and it feels weird talking to yourself