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In response to "the Govt can't make a decision without getting second guessed to death. It's why we are still using 50 year old choppers -- nm" by Beaker

the CF-18s are nearly that old too and the Snowbirds are probably about 60

Posted by zork Jun 9 '14, 11:58

Through all the second guessing, I've been saying for them to just go ahead and do it, but the Arctic patrols are so isolated that losing an engine is definitely a death sentence.

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they are still flying tanker planes from korean war era after decades of wrangling how much $$ to give boeing -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 12:37 1
- you guys are flying B-52s that are coming up on 60 years old and are planned to be in service for at least 30 more years. -- nm - zork Jun 9, 13:45

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the CF-18s are nearly that old too and the Snowbirds are probably about 60

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