Planes on sticks.

[den]

I hate seeing old planes mounted on pedestals in parks, in front of airports and such, where they are allowed to deteriorate in the weather.

Old planes should be flying or in museums. This is my Planes Not On Sticks icon..

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Hmmm... ground displays

[camstone.livejournal.com]

There comes a point when a aircraft body becomes not flight worthy, be it from structural creep damage, or material deteriorration. At that point, if it's a landmark aircraft... better on a pedestal than in a junk yard.

Yes, we'd probably rather see them in a static display on the ground, or suspended by wires... but planes in the public arena allow those who have never seen a plane, to walk around them and imagine them in flight.

It's like the Blue Angel's A2 #4 plane I saw in front of Lakehurst NAS last week... a beautiful thing to see, and well cared for... but it should never fly again.