Airplane conservation and deserts

¿Becauseé Companies or airlineíneas generally perform the keep usón of their planes in deserts around the world?

Makes some deliveries backás we review cómine is he aircraft maintenance that the aerosolílines have been left on the ground without flying during the worse hist crisisórich for the industryérea and we were able to learn that it is a complex process, but above all, seeks to keep the aircraft in the best possible condition before flying again.

With the advance of the crisis, many aerosolsíneas have decided to return or remove hundreds of planes of their fleets and others have found a solutionón temporal, move your aircraft to places specialized in conservationónumber of aircraft, both by qualified personnel, experience and especially because of the geographical areaáfica of these spaces, in deserts.

Keep usón of planes in deserts

Sí, the deserts. Surely several of you have seen the following headlines:

• Qantas moves its Airbus A380 fleet to the Mojave Desert.
• Iberia moves planes to Teruel Airport.

And if they haven'tíof these holders, understand themán right away. Deserts and dry climates in general are the best friends of téconical and mechanicalánicos aeronáuticos, with specialized locations available on multiple continents.

¿Becauseé?

How do you knowán, Airplanes are highly complex machines and areán made up of hundreds of thousands of pieces, cables and endless parts areáethics and móvile very susceptible to corrosive actionsón, humidity, rain and others that couldían dañpermanently or that require large investments to make them airworthy again once the conservation period has ended.ón.

Más allá of the great spaceíWhat deserts offer to store hundreds of thousands of aircraft, These places provide the best optionón because of its mostly dry climate during the yearñor and ensures that aircraft areén exposed to lower climatic conditionsáadverse ethics that may affect the aircraft.

Being a climate with little humidity, be achievedá a mílittle or no possibility of the presence of órust on parts of the aircraftón and in the long run avoid corrosionówhat caníto cause airplanes to go through máextensive s and pre-flight maintenance costs.

It is not arriving and parking

When an avión arrives in the desert, It's not just flying, to land, park and go. There is a whole process thatéspecialized technicians perform to ensure the óI was the bestón of aircraft during time on the ground. A resume topic

• Remove motors and keep them in appropriate spaces.
• Remover líquids (combustible, oil, others) depending on the durationón.
• Perform equipment testséctricos monún periods indicated by the manufacturer.
• Move the avión to keep the landing gear in good condition.
• Open the aircraft doors to allow air to circulate.
• Sayún the manufacturer, perform test flight every 2 añthose who allowá extend the shelf lifeón for 2 añm axisás.
• Others.

Finally, the financial costs of owning an airplaneón parked at an international airport versus the cost of one located in a desert tooén plays part in the decisionón end of the aerolílines and what to dependá of the time they estimate it will keepán its aircraft temporarily retired.