• TomMasz
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    91 month ago

    It’s nice to see these old planes flying but at the same time maybe it’s a bad idea to be flying 80+ year old aircraft. Surely, they’ve earned their retirement by now.

    • @Jode@midwest.social
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      81 month ago

      Most of these aircraft share pretty much non of their material with their original selves. Unfortunately it’s rarely a mechanical failure that causes a crash.

      • @variants
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        21 month ago

        There’s a place near me that builds new p51 mustangs, kind of cool they are around, I’ve always wanted to hear a spitfire in the real