Why Nothing (Not Even Father Time) Seems to Kill the B-52 Bomber
In comparison, the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit, which first flew in the 1980s, are both expected to be retired in the early 2030s — more than a decade earlier than planned, according to Air Force Magazine. [4] NASA’s Space Shuttle retired in 2011 after 30 years of service. The SR-71 Blackbird bowed out in 1990 after flying for 24 years.
Do you remember when the defense industry could actually build airplanes? Not just build airplanes, but mass produce them in large numbers?
Of course you don’t.
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