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Brand new Airplanes Being Mothballed

NY Daily News is reporting the U.S. Air Force shelving brand new C-27J Spartan aircraft after spending millions They are coming right out the factory and going directly into storage at Davis Monathan AFB.

This is a unique aircraft, about half the size of a C130 and extremely maneuverable.

Both Boeing and Airbus have ended up with “white tail” aircraft from time to time as new aircraft were built but remained unsold.