ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 8月6日 03時37分

Photo by @lucalocatelliphoto A view of the conversion hangar at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Tucson, Arizona. This is where retired F-16 fighter jets are installed with a kit that transforms them into drones, to be used in training exercises. The orange paint on the wings and stabilizers indicates that the plane is outfitted with this autonomous equipment.

The process of optimizing the life cycle of such resource-intensive machines is a leading example of the "circular economy" in the industrial sector. Here at the so-called Boneyard, remanufacturing and repurposing technology makes the most out of the planes that sit on the airfield. Precious parts are dismantled and reused in the Air Force fleet, and entire aircraft can be reassembled and put back into service. At the end of the life cycle, they can be scrapped for steel and aluminum recycling. This image was part of the March issue cover story "The End of Trash." Please follow me @lucalocatelliphoto to find out more and discover other stories about the environment. #airplanes #usa #recycling #environment #lucalocatelliphoto

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