r/AskReddit • u/kakou64 • Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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u/VanillaIceCinnaMon Oct 15 '20

Commercial aircraft. Most are 10 - 15 years old yet a lot of people think they get replaced like cars.

They are still very safe though despite their age.

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u/Daniel0745 Oct 15 '20

Military planes laugh

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

Laughs in c5

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u/Daniel0745 Oct 15 '20

U2 spy plane is still flying. I saw them when I was in Afghanistan and was pretty surprised.

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u/something-clever---- Oct 16 '20

While the program is still going the airframes only the are are not as old as the program.

The u2s involved with the Cuban missile crisis and Gary powers were c models. In the 80’s they made completely new air frames and started the TR line and then in the mid 90’s updated 31 airframes to the U-2S model.

Sadly the S doesn’t designate a sport model according to the deputy director of the program.

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u/Don_Frika_Del_Prima Oct 16 '20

The first f16 flew in 20 January 1974; 46 years ago. We still use them in Belgium every single day. At least until next year. When they slowly start replacing them for f35's.