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Please do more research. They are most decidedly not “simply too old”. They have been “refreshed” many times over - from engines, to flight electronics, to targ
by blowsand 4mo ago
Please do more research. They are most decidedly not “simply too old”. They have been “refreshed” many times over - from engines, to flight electronics, to targeting and comms systems, to airframe structures, to coffeemaker automation.
- hk1337 4mo agoSounds like a lot like ship of Theseus. The B-52 now is not not the same B-52 64 years ago.
- Der_Einzige 4mo ago[flagged]
- SteveNuts 4mo agoMentour Pilot covered the B-52 history https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbCeKNcr6Wk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbCeKNcr6Wk
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- esseph 4mo ago> Similarly, the M4 or direct derivatives continuing to be the main rifle for the majority of infantry is also stupid. Man this is so far off topic, but I would consider myself somewhat well educated and personally and professionally experienced on this topic, and I very much would love to know what problems you see with the M4A1 weapon system in 2026.
- jmalicki 4mo agoThe airframes still date closer in time to the Wright-Patterson Kitty Hawk flight than to today.
- labcomputer 4mo agoHow much physics has changed between Kitty Hawk and today?