The Airport Where Planes go to Die

[@halfasinteresting]

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[@pravnav]

Half as Interesting hi

[@lm-ml]

Hello!

[@creme.]

no this idea is not plain its plane

[@marcsekz]

So when will we get a video about bricks?

[@iCaptawesome]

Even more funny is the Volkswagen parking lot near by. 😅

[@liamtahaney713]

"it's a strange airport, were plenty of planes fly in, but few fly out" The hotel California of airports, I see

[@ElevatedEyes2023]

I approve of this 👍

[@SquiggyAmy]

Liam Tahaney no more like retirement city lol

[@moeenuddinsaiyed1586]

Agreed 😂👍🏻👍🏻

[@75OldsNinetyEight]

These grounded Eagles can check out anytime they want, but they can never leave...

[@musicalhistory4392]

"Welcome to the Airport California"

[@harriskhan6787]

2:13 " In the short term, that leaves more fuel for Delta to dump on children " 😂😂😂😂😂 Man, I love your commentary. You never disappoint.

[@imcarlosjr4898]

Harris Khan LOL🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@adamp9348]

Seriously, Sam is fucking funny

[@CallumBlyth]

Based Delta

[@JoshuaC923]

i LOLed

[@dizbfoo]

The freaking shade is so real 🤣🤣🤣

[@nighthawkvc25a]

3:35 - There's a 3rd purpose, which is being a backup in case either an existing aircraft unexpectedly needs to be taken out of service or when there's a government order to ground an entire series of aircraft (e.g the 737 Max)

[@stanbinary]

Or Dreamliner 787 when a few years ago these were grounded due to suspected cracks...or before that due to battery fires

[@st3wham1]

Nobody show this to Wendover Productions, they’ll be very sad.

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

Wahab Animations no! Really?

[@st3wham1]

Wahab Animations nO wAy

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

Wahab Animations do you not understand sarcasm?

[@samdonnelly8419]

Joseph Stalin. r/foundthemobileuser

[@TheLugiaExpert]

Wahab Animations *Thanos voice* “Impossible”

[@luca7069]

"You can't un-scrap an aircraft, despite what the appearance of some United jets might lead you to belive" Absolutely made my day 😂

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Yup. United is a bunch of doo-doo

[@kumaWRX]

Savage.

[@odiammar]

Im crying

[@ruskrewed]

Lol but he’s not wrong...

[@richarddickens2438]

Lol I’ve ridden one of these before. Felt as sketchy as they looked lmao 😅 3:28

[@Xxfireman024xX]

When my dad first started at FedEx, he was shocked that they started all 3 engines (727) at the ramp right away instead of waiting until taxiing. They’ve since changed that policy, though, and retired the 727

[@aliabdallah102]

And your dad probably

[@mikecamcorder3419]

I remember walking up and down the rear stairs of those 727. I do not know of any modern planes you could do that in?

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@aliabdallah102 lol

[@Xxfireman024xX]

Ali Abdallah He still flys the 777 and is far from mandatory retirement

[@6z0]

Willybots wooosh

[@LeelssDelta]

Not gonna lie...if I could afford one of BA’s 74’s or one of FDX’s DC-10s I would own one.

[@anonymousperson26223]

why would you own the dc10. that plane will kill you

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

To fly? One of my uncles always wanted to bury a plane somewhere on his land to use as a bunker in case of some apocalyptic happening. I, meanwhile, would love to turn one, or two, into a house.

[@krazykidd205]

Kranky. K! Or go out a cargo door after the bang

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@krazykidd205 lol

[@dominicrichardson5546]

@@SunflowerSpotlight that's a great idea from your uncle, a premade airtight, watertight and spacious place to hide if need be

[@jegkompletson1698]

"DISGUSTING non 747 aircraft"

[@lms.7598]

JegKompletson may i ask is it a380😂

[@gerwin030]

@@lms.7598 Must a an A340. Only quadjet that I can think of in this size range.

[@thanos4959]

JegKompletson truly is

[@hafizhwk5092]

LOL I read this when he said it

[@avanvalenziano]

Gerwin you’re correct they’re a340s

[@romanski5811]

Let's see how he'll fit airplanes into this one...

[@andrewcox1025]

@András Lénárt Its a joke

[@KasabianFan44]

András Lénárt r/woooosh

[@mirzaahmed6589]

@András Lénárt you're not funny either.

[@circuit10]

@András Lénárt It's quite funny

[@haydenflintoff]

András Lénárt r/iamverysmart

[@Stelum1000]

Well, one day we will all retire to a desert. Does that mean death is just one huge Brilliant sponsorship?

[@jorgecoppin4437]

Thanks for spoiling this video's sponsor for me you ass

[@michaelrichardson3834]

At the end of time far off into the far off future, with the memory of a trillion trillion souls that came before me, I stood at the final time amid the endless sky; I was the last being. The monster of the apocalypse looked down at me, oh so small, oh so pitiful lonely on a small small rock. The monster of insanity, of lust for destruction, the serpent of genesis of the long ago age of our primordial home 'earth' said in a scream: "This timeline was sponsored by brilliant. Meet *death* " Revelations of cosmic horror consumed my body and the whole of reality. Abstractions ripped by clowns. And then _nothing_ . universe 6 status log: space=null.

[@whisper-editedgameplays1089]

@@michaelrichardson3834 thats actually so good, you came up with that yourself or is it from a game/movie?

[@michaelrichardson3834]

​@@whisper-editedgameplays1089 It was based off what I wrote for an English homework when I was a teenager. Its got the same feeling as the lovecraftian garfield meme.

[@pride081]

I can’t believe you didn’t mention the Victorville Film Archive

[@NoScopeJFK]

Francis Narciso or our high crime rate! Ha

[@AidanHockey34]

Found the Greghead

[@IStillLikeIke]

I know! One of the largest VHS collections in North America probably!

[@Camarohill2]

Is this towns whole deal just holding on to old stuff?

[@cardesinr]

You know whats funny? There is a VW Audi diesel gate graveyard right next to that airport.

[@FBISHOJI]

Endless Money Pits 🤣🤣

[@danieltroger1761]

Holy fuck that are a lot of cars. I wonder if they'd even care if somebody stole one

[@mrkei5871]

The saddest part is seeing all those poor Lockheed TriStars...

[@stanbinary]

How dare you!? :) This is a "Clean Diesel" fleet of most environmentally friendly vehicles...

[@NickCBax]

Why haven’t they scrapped those?

[@edgelord8337]

(Anything about planes) Half as interesting: *WRITE THAT DOWN!!!*

[@TheJukkis]

(Anything about anything) Half as interesting: *yOu sEe...*

[@sticksville]

"You can't unscrap an airplane regardless of what United would leave you to believe" - savage

[@Junedude433]

*salvage

[@iliketrains0pwned]

@@Junedude433 Calm down, Holden

[@notdiowo]

“capitalism juice”

[@Fayknol]

That's called juice ero

[@itscrumbelivable]

weird way to say coke

[@user-bv4rh8kf3q]

Many noms...also, I love ur worm :3

[@dlrss1v274]

a line stropes

[@michaelanunn1156]

500 like

[@GKS225]

3:02 So this is how a plane looks like when sitting down

[@nirui.o]

Well I wonder how did they hold their tea cup while they're sitting.

[@cr4zypeopl3]

@@nirui.o They have feet that helps them land

[@nighthawkvc25a]

Victorville, eh? "Roger, Roger" "What's our vector, Victor?"

[@dquad]

Stop calling me Shirley.

[@scottpeters9911]

Don’t forget our clearance, Clarence!

[@Valks-22]

@@dquad close, I believe its - "And don't call me Shirley" :D

[@deeps2169]

ICSirvinite have you ever been inside a Turkish prison?

[@slappy8941]

No, why don't you do it.

[@ludwig8625]

3:00 what happened to the planes here? Some joke I missed? Or was it a rendering error? It looks like the planes are growing out of the ground here.

[@marcsekz]

they sat down.

[@iwndegraaf1055]

I think they are "sitting" there

[@CatholicWeeb]

They're Sitting... Maybe...

[@autumnhd]

"The aircraft can sit on it with no need to pave the ground" The aircraft are "sitting" on the ground

[@Lessen_]

They are sitting on the ground, but yeah, looks pretty weird.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

3:33 This is hilarious, because I have flown United. I hear that their international flights are actually pretty nice, but domestic ones are horrendous. Also, they replaced the in-flight honey roasted peanuts with mustard-flavored pretzel nibs? Because people with allergies will eat them anyway if they're hungry enough even though they could die? Guess what, people can be allergic to mustard, too.

[@ianma4150]

OtakuUnitedStudio their international flights are average at best, somewhere in between virgin and their domestic ones. having flown about 40 hours of united international flights in economy, i can say its good enough. also i cant believe they changed the peanuts

[@ianma4150]

mustard pretzels do sound good though

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@ianma4150 But I can't eat them!

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@ianma4150 It happened back when I used to travel during the summer to spend time with my grandparents. One day they're just like "nope, peanuts are a liability"

[@Burgeonite]

Once when United canceled my flight the gate agent rebooked me for the next day... on a fake flight. I don’t fly them anymore.

[@adityachk2002]

No one: Literally no one: Wendover production:plane HAI :plane

[@CatholicWeeb]

Plane.

[@niilovaananen3215]

Literally no one again: Wendover prod. and HAI: airport

[@thanos4959]

Train

[@Swag_K1RBY]

P L A N E

[@pulkitmohta8964]

Pollymatter does that with China. Literally any topic in its channel is based on China

[@daprophet3244]

That's two straight videos on San Bernardino County. Two more than I expected to ever exist.

[@LividImp]

He was probably going out to see the logistics airport, and then drove out for a weekend in Vegas where he stumbled on Zzyzx. Now the question is, does he live in LA or Vegas, or was he just visiting?

[@radiocalico9124]

Maybe he's into doing drugs in San Berdoo and wanders into the Mojave at night

[@michaelcutler6662]

I loved the part about the United jets. The big ones are pretty nice, but the small ones have seats that look like they've been taken out of old planes and put into new ones since the 50's.

[@DJTechYT]

Top 3 things airplanes hate: 3: rough & short runways 2: harsh weather 1: Victorville Airport

[@aarondynamics1311]

You forgot getting painted in a Ryanair livery

[@themushroomcloud1342]

“ More fuel for delta to dump on children” LOL

[@aidengregg1844]

Victorville STILL doesn’t even have a chick-fil-a, trust me, I’ve tried to find one

[@nextdoorgamer3985]

Every time I drive 2 hours over there for work, 4 days a week I have never seen one there.

[@cal920c]

Imagine retiring to the desert... and having to use Brilliant on a dial-up connection. Brilliant :P

[@jvcolddayinhell2761]

"In the short term, that leaves more fuel for Delta to dump on children..."

[@avationgeek.1217]

What 😮

[@ImplodedAtom]

"More fuel for Delta to dump on children" Savage 😂

[@g-man3785]

"Many planes land, but much less do not take off" Talk about a literal Hotel California.

[@aidansherry17]

You really like Planes huh Also me: *watches every plane video*

[@itsosi4556]

0:53 those damn a340s

[@AWSim]

It seems you like planes! You should see the dude over at Wendover Productions, he likes planes also! Maybe you two should do a collab sometime.

[@philippplayz]

I´m Pretty sure HAI is Wendover´s second channel

[@aaronwright4727]

XXphilippplayzXX whooooooooosh

[@diegodoumecq5144]

Should be called Half assed productions

[@zackadir2756]

@@philippplayz true

[@gix9050]

@@philippplayz cant tell If u joking or not

[@cillianlawlor3160]

After all these plane videos, I have just one question. Who do you fly with?

[@aster1sk294]

Hey, I think i passed through there once! I remember seeing a bunch of planes off the side of the highway like maybe 250 meters when driving through the desert in California. Edit: I just checked on the map. I was correct.

[@OriginalGrasshopper]

One thing this video fails to mention is that Victorville was also chosen due to its (somewhat) close proximity to LAX. I spent two decades working in the airline industry and can confirm that the engineers and maintenance guys at my airline would often drive up from L.A. to Victorville to get parts off one of these grounded aircraft to use on a currently operating plane.

[@rcxb1]

You probably know Victorville as the scenery of EVERY Hollywood movie with any desert scenes... The Hills Have Eyes, From Dusk Til Dawn, The Hitcher, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Breakdown, etc. And that's without going into all the old Westerns... Victorville was also the location of the Roy Rogers Museum for decades until Roy and Dale's deaths.

[@vargrlif8340]

I had the honor of meeting Roy a few time a few years before he passed on. Truly a great man.

[@small9296]

3:50 The condition of the first plane scares me

[@alecowen1901]

HAI, a red bull, and cheap shitty food. my lunch break boutta be lit

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

I’m just tossing the bag from my random popcorn lunch. I got some stuck between my teeth and it keeps poking at gum line. I guess sometimes when you bite into lunch, it bites back. And hey, if that Red Bull gave you any spare energy, I’d be happy to take it off your hands! Cheers!

[@t_mac41603]

4:10 Live in Memphis, I can tell you sand is popping up out of nowhere.

[@lifesimulator3964]

When you sell 15 747s and get more than 3 747s in return *Stonks meme

[@itzjadencr3202]

2:14 More Fuel For Delta To Dump On Children 😂😂

[@jimsvideos7201]

3:30 Having spent 20 years in aviation, I can tell you that is probably the most cold-blooded savagery I've ever heard. o.O

[@5674inCincy]

Didn't mention DHL or Amazon. Both have huge hubs at CVG. When's a Wendover vid coming?

[@hanniffydinn6019]

Always been fascinated by airplane graveyard photos. Would love to explore and mess about in one ! 🤯

[@JakeCorke24]

“More fuel for delta to dump on children” 😂😂😂😂

[@Drew700boo]

I’ve actually been and had a tour of the area that the airplanes are stored in, the company also gets paid to service and maintain the planes for the airlines that use them, it really was a cool tour to be able to go on, last time I was there there were a bunch of Fedex and UPS planes there

[@PlaystationMasterPS3]

someone should make a whole video on the economics of cargo airlines. I bet wendover would be a great channel to do it

[@stormysamreen7062]

Last time i was this early, he talked about airpl- Oh wait.

[@Alex632]

They don't go there to die, they go there to await being sold.

[@TheInkedWell]

I used to live at this boneyard when it was still George Air Force Base and when there were still good motorcycle trails out behind the golf course. Now my old house is a bunk house for a prison that was built across the street.

[@zachv1156]

The Inked Well crazy. I still live in Victorville. I’m leaving as soon as possible 😂

[@SquiggyAmy]

Hey high desert crew haha

[@jayestevez4428]

2:16 "Now that leaves more fuel to dump on children" ROLF

[@danvonhall9846]

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Half as interesting: Have you ever wondered where planes go to die?

[@TracksideViews]

Dan Von Hall nobody comments like this

[@adityachk2002]

Last time I was this early half as interesting was just TWL

[@fathomgaming25]

@Adityachk2002 what is TWL?

[@azetac_]

Zzgamer900 That Wikipedia List

[@fathomgaming25]

ElectricDoggo HAI used to be called TWL?

[@fathomgaming25]

@B1RBSEED ohh

[@battlesheep2552]

Couple years ago i visited the airport at Roswell NM (yes, that Roswell) which is also a boneyard. From the road, you can see half-disassembled planes. It’s a weird sight.

[@jonathanshelden3235]

as someone who grew up in Victorville and loves your videos, I appreciate the shoutout to home!!!! Haha

[@deviationblue]

Hello from Victorville, CA

[@LividImp]

LOL, this guy lives in Victorville alright. I used to live there in the early 90s. I got a job at LAX and then got the fuck out post haste.

[@brandonpaul5012]

I used to live in Apple Valley

[@LividImp]

@@brandonpaul5012 LOL, damn, I lived there too (I move a lot). Just north of Bear Valley after you pass the college.

[@SquiggyAmy]

Deviation Blue hi fellow high desert resident ✌🏻

[@deviationblue]

Haha what up neighborinos past and present

[@mini-_]

Clothes too dirty for the closet, but too clean for the washing, go on _the chair_ Airplanes too inefficient for the sky, but too good for scrapping go to _the desert_

[@drownfall]

First off Victorville is not a nice place to live or visit. It is essentially the shaded area/elephant graveyard that Zimba’s dad told him not to visit. Second the airplane graveyard in victimville is nothing compared to the one in Tucson, AZ. Its like comparing the pets section in a Wal-Mart to the San Diego Zoo.

[@parthjain1438]

Ya know, I think this guy took a flight with United Airlines from Newark Airport one time. Let's just say, he never forgot it...

[@yellomonky4272]

5:28 Ahem, we at Nigerian Airlines would like to buy all of your jets.

[@crazyrandom123]

I’m absolutely loving the plane content. Please keep it going

[@notdanny2703]

The picture of the gas draining is actually oil from a car ore something because gas holding area do not have drain plug (the tiny hole that drains out the oil that you can fit a bolt in).

[@negativenarwhals]

I tried going here this summer and we had to go on some crap dirt roads to get up to the fence. we ended up not going close enough and getting a nail in 2 different tires and we had to get new ones lol

[@kevingreene1514]

"In the short term, that leaves more fuel for Delta to dump on children,..." Savage.

[@timotejkrajcovic]

4:02 aircraft sitting in boneyards like victorville *shows 737 MAX*

[@RolandBizjets]

Timotej Krajčovič This may be a 737-800 with wingtips.

[@timotejkrajcovic]

Roland Ozolins Nope, take a look at the engines. These are clearly Leap 1B engines with the cheverons installed. And 737 800 Split Scimitar Winglets look a bit different too, these are the MAX winglets. Also, the APU is pointy, only MAX has this.

[@Alpha8713]

That part that was missed in this video is that it isn't just about fuel. The plans at VCV may be perfectly good, but they are generally retired right before their next major inspection ("D-check"). This is very expensive ($1m+ per plane) and basically involves tearing apart the entire plane, examining every part, and re-building it. This is required by law to happen every so many hours of flight and/or take-off/landing cycles. With older planes, it often makes sense to retire them, rather than pay for another D-check. There are also life-limited parts that need to be replaced at this point, and that can be avoided by replacing the entire plane, instead.

[@josephhouk6703]

There is also one across the Colorado River in Pinal County Arizona. The Pinal County Airpark (Yes, that's its name) houses a lot of older retired planes as well. It's also the home of an Apache helicopter base.

[@Mousy677]

"two other disgusting non-747 aircraft"

[@LeanderTravels]

I would love to go there someday! I saw some pics on Sam Chuis Instagram, the interior was quite untouched since the retirement

[@robo1p]

brilliant subtle humor 1:10 "or three boeing 747s"... for the price of 15 Boeing 747s

[@sharizabel4204]

It is also a former US Air Force base. I was stationed there in the early 90’s

[@thealist7842]

When anyone does a plane vid: Him: *ANGER*

[@7bid]

2:14 that had me killed😂😂😂😂

[@GotGaMeR]

Best commentary in a while. Great video!

[@64BBernard]

Many of the aircraft are leased through companies such GE Leasing and after they come off lease they are sent to storage, such as the area you mentioned until they are either sent out on another lease, sold to carrier - perhaps converted for freight or dismantled.

[@seneca983]

The title says: "The Airport Where Planes go to Die". However, according to the video, it's actually the airport where they go to wait for a chance at a second life, unlike a scrapyard where they would truly go to die.

[@nolongerusing7430]

So basically a they wait in a lobby

[@stearman100]

I’m pretty sure a mission on Microsoft Flight simulator X you flew a 747 out of that airport.

[@sexyguy3647]

Their is

[@sgtdanny69148]

Whenever I hear ‘Mojave’ I feel like going out on a patrol and wishing for a specific season.

[@anthonyn.7379]

Pilot: The plane is cleared to land in Victorville, California. Plane: My time has come

[@adrianroman7191]

2:05 burning miles per gallon?

[@dashtron7966]

Wow this guy sounds like he narrates wendover productions

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

@Dash tron I know. It's so creepy

[@diamond_miner_8670]

damn... he really do be narrating clearly tho 😳

[@dashtron7966]

@@diamond_miner_8670 I hate your profile pic

[@mem3656]

the airport is also called SCLA southern california logistics airport. boeing has an engine testing site along with custom aircraft modification site at the airport. there is also a airframe scholl there where students learn how to work on these aircraft. this is also where boeing is storing some of the defective 737's and fixing them as well. Many airlines are storing aircraft there during covid. all sorts of really cool aircraft right now including qantas A-380's. i go past there every other day and always see something new. boeing has an engine test platform parked there. it's a 747 with upto 3 different types of engines attached to it.

[@nikolailang4157]

I lived in Victorville and loved it.

[@MrXdeDEdex]

Or, hear me out. They could just replace the engines with more fuel efficient ones and keep it flying?

[@akosacs01]

Yeah, i can't believe they didn't think of that, duh

[@hydrochloricacid2146]

You're making it sound easy when it's not. Most of the time you can't just drop in new engines with significantly higher fuel efficiency, if at all. Actually getting new engines to work on an older airframe, and then getting that certified for commercial use would be a nightmare, and likely doesn't make commercial sense over buying new planes.

[@benhuang2773]

"replace the engines with more fuel efficient ones and keep it flying" didn't Boeing already try that?

[@pretentiousarrogance3614]

737 max ehem

[@realRickSanchez]

A video about planes? Never would have guessed. 😁

[@DarrienChebator]

That segway was brilliant

[@lordmashie]

Could've talked about the bajillion 737MAX aircraft from Southwest sitting there too, or the other boneyards in the area like Mojave Airport or San Bernardino

[@cantonripfist7853]

Damn.

[@Sidnev]

Damn.

[@slc679]

Damn.

[@ItsLogic]

Damn.

[@emrys3827]

Damn.

[@nova-ib9ul]

Damn.

[@marscoric]

i'm pretty sure this place was talked about in the unwind series - they lived there for a short while! i don't know if it's this exact one, i believe it was in arizona.

[@TwistedTeeej]

Ayy. I lived in Victorville for years Crazy I just found your channel watched like 7 videos and ended up on one where I spent half my life .

[@frankpinmtl]

Older airplanes are also sent to the desert as they approach their heavy maintenance cycle - usually a 'D' check, which costs a lot of moolah and takes a ton of time. Most of those sitting aircraft will need a heavy maintenance service if anyone wants to fly them again...

[@thebrokeboater1862]

"That leaves more fuel for delta to dump on children!" Haha I'm dead

[@MystifyJW]

I just played a baseball game in Victorville and the opposing team literally does conditioning on the mountains out there because they have so much time.

[@skullsquid47]

I heard Mojave and big iron instantly played in the back of my head

[@mikebri5274]

There's a similar facility just off Rt 10 in Arizona between Phoenix and Tucson in Marana, AZ called the Pinal Airpark.

[@jrc99us]

I always drove past the Airplane Bine Yard in Victorville since the 80s. I loved seeing them in a far distance in the High Desert.

[@JJ_Skippy]

And here, we see Half As Interesting in his natural habitat. Be careful, though; if you ask him about anything related to airplanes, he can bore you with the power of long lectures about airplanes.

[@marodriba]

I live in LA and drive by here all the time when we drive up to the sierras. victorville always gave me the creeps

[@lukerohrer8889]

I have a vacation house near there, it’s like 6 miles away. Pretty fun to drive out and see the planes get scrapped.