The problem with the Aeronautical Industry is the pace of innovation ... we are sill flying planes that were developed in the 1960s (Boeing 747 for example)..At that rate most of us will be 100 years old before plane like this one comes to commercial operation
The Air Force is still flying planes designed in the 1950s. We still have the B-52 bomber and the U-2 flying missions.
Myles-Right on both counts. The AF retired the SR-71 which was one of the fastest planes in existence because it was too expensive to operate. That left them with the U-2 and they have nothing to replace it with yet which is why the AF was forced by Congress to keep it in service. As for the B-52, none of them have an original piece of sheet metal left or an original rivet.
Yes and interestingly as good as satellite imagery is, the pics by the spy planes are reportedly better. I would think though nowadays that UAV will eventually replace the U2.
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