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Old 09-15-17, 03:50 PM   #820
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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro View Post
Looking at your model plane collection brings the thought to mind that almost all planes are built to be obsolete, except for the B-52 that just keeps on serving the USAF with the first flight being 15 April 1952 and of course the Tupolev Tu-95 with the first flight being 12 November 1952
Both from the "if it still works, modify it" school of engineering. We need more of that.

This is what happens when you design em good from the get go.
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