ThomasP
Chief Master Sergeant
Ran across this the other day and thought some people might be interested.
View: https://youtu.be/Ar6f4Pw3UHs
View: https://youtu.be/Ar6f4Pw3UHs
F-15QA Flight Demo
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MIflyer
Major
Do y'all realize the F-15 is 51 years old? That is, since its first flight in 1972.
So we built the F-22, once again tried to stuff multiple missions in one airplane, with Stealth added, and now we are buying more F-15's. Have we ever done that before?
Note we are still building F-16's as well, and it is only about 4 years newer than the F-15.
So we built the F-22, once again tried to stuff multiple missions in one airplane, with Stealth added, and now we are buying more F-15's. Have we ever done that before?
Note we are still building F-16's as well, and it is only about 4 years newer than the F-15.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
We were still building P-40s while the Mustang and Thunderbolt were being manufactured.
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ThomasP
Chief Master Sergeant
Does rebuilding B-52s count? It will soon be flying after a 5th(?) rebuild, and will outlast its successor.
MIflyer
Major
But we were not still building any of them in 1990.
I guess the C-130 probably has the longest production run of any US military aircraft. They are still building versions of the J-3 Cub, although mainly homebuilts, and versions of the Ercoupe went into production in 1940 and the last ones were built around 1970. Beech Bonanzas were built for an even longer period.
pretty impressive stuff
