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>Long out of production. The difference in technology likely plays a large role - these parts were designed without CAD and modern fabrication protocols have c
by benzene 6y ago
>Long out of production.
The difference in technology likely plays a large role - these parts were designed without CAD and modern fabrication protocols have changed.
It reminded me of NASA's endeavor to reverse engineer the Saturn rockets
https://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/how-nasa-brought-the-monstrous-f-1-moon-rocket-back-to-life/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/how-nasa-brought-the...
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- hondo77 6y ago> The difference in technology likely plays a large role - these parts were designed without CAD and modern fabrication protocols have changed. Actually, the B-2 was one of the first military aircraft designed with CAD. https://www.northropgrumman.com/wp-content/uploads/B-2-Spirit-of-Innovation.pdf https://www.northropgrumman.com/wp-content/uploads/B-2-Spiri... (search for "NCAD")