Odd place for an airplane?

[gkainz]

Granted, this is on DIA grounds, but sure looks like an odd place for an airplane ... any guesses? (no, I don't know what the heck this is)

DIA maps.google.com

 

[Greg Bockelman]

It is more than likely the airplane mockup that the fire department uses for training.

 

[Clark1961]

ARFF trainer

 

[KennyFlys]

It is more than likely the airplane mockup that the fire department uses for training.

I first thought about fire training but it looks too clean. An actual airframe won't hold up long to many fires. The one in Atlanta was nothing more than a bunch of steel welded together to give points to attack fires.

 

[brcase]

I agree it is a training airframe for rescue crews. They don't burn them all. The probably just use smoke and practice rescuing survivors from it.

Here is the fire pit version of it. (if I can post the link properly)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Boise+airport&sll=39.901607,-104.67001&sspn=0.001449,0.002414&ie=UTF8&ll=43.547331,-116.184593&spn=0.002644,0.004828&t=h&z=18

(OK it must be too complicated for me, when I click the link it takes me back to the original post. If I copy and paste the address it takes me to the Boise Airport, but not the correct location. So if you are really interested it is the Black Square southeast of the Boise Airport)

There used to a non-burning airframe around here to but I can't seem to find it on Google Maps I will have to look for again when I am flying over the area.

Brian

 

[Greg Bockelman]

I first thought about fire training but it looks too clean. An actual airframe won't hold up long to many fires. The one in Atlanta was nothing more than a bunch of steel welded together to give points to attack fires.

There are more training scenarios than fighting fires.

 

[KennyFlys]

There are more training scenarios than fighting fires.

Yep, maybe rescue scenarios so they could do it away from the ramp. Smokey cabin, etc as Brian said. I'd think those images might scare some who saw such procedures being worked on.

 

[AuntPeggy]

This is what I thought of first: http://www.airportjournals.com/Display.cfm?varID=0305005

 

[Tristar]

Usually they keep the tail on it for that unless it turns into a boat.


I deem it unairworthy.

 

[Ted]

I deem it unairworthy.

Letter in the mail received to the registered owner of the airplane:

The TAA (Tristan Aviation Administration) has found your aircraft to no longer be airworthy. We have revoked your airworthiness certificate, and require that you immediately return it to us. Remember, your plane is only your plane until we say so.

Alternately, you can just give me some left seat time that I can put in my log book, and I'll call it even.

 

[mikea]

This is what I thought of first: http://www.airportjournals.com/Display.cfm?varID=0305005

Bruce Campbell?