I don't know about commercial planes but for private planes very little would be original.

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Oct 20, 2021
2:51:13pm

HuskerFan2 Verified ✔️

I don't know about commercial planes but for private planes very little would be original.

The core structure is probably the only original part left. Everything else would have been replaced due to wear and tear. Even the control plane surfaces would eventually be replaced due to damage (i.e. hail)

Instrument panels always seem to be in a constant state of repair/upgrade.

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How old is too old for an airplane to be flying passengers? MD-87 built in 1987

doctorcoug

10/20/21 2:40pm

I flew in a 1943 DC 3 In 1975

Nat Gas Man

10/20/21 2:43pm

I flew in a WW2 vintage Dakota from Amsterdam to Maastricht in 1996, or so

Florida Man

10/20/21 2:52pm

Crazy to think that if I flew on a 1987 plane today it's older than the 1943

RisinUp

10/20/21 3:11pm

Very true. But those DC 3s are still flying all over the world

Nat Gas Man

10/20/21 3:18pm

This is one of the many reasons I won't fly Allegiant or Spirit: really old

macdizzle

10/20/21 2:43pm

They do pretty rigorous annual inspections.

Eddie

10/20/21 2:46pm

Not trying to make a joke, but

byujdmba

10/20/21 2:53pm

My only Allegiant flight

mncstr

10/20/21 2:50pm

Nah. Spirit has one of the newest Fleet ages in the nation. Their planes are all

RalphWiggam

10/20/21 3:10pm

Depends on how well the maintenance has been kept up more so than age

Kajdin

10/20/21 2:46pm

It’s not uncommon at all for private aircraft to be that old or older.

Lieutenant America

10/20/21 2:49pm

I don't know about commercial planes but for private planes very little would be original.

HuskerFan2

10/20/21 2:51pm

That 1987 integra probably isn’t much different than my 1997 Honda Civic, so

Tim to some

10/20/21 2:52pm

Military flies old planes all the time.

letthewookieewin

10/20/21 2:54pm

B-52 has been in service since 1955. The newest one was delivered in 1962.

Jericho

10/20/21 3:13pm

Mil planes are more like The Ship of Theseus.

valleus

10/20/21 3:55pm

Cause of accident? I assumed they forgot to set the flaps

bluelands

10/20/21 2:55pm

That too, the vast majority of crashes even in old planes is pilot error

Kajdin

10/20/21 2:59pm

I am addicted to the show Air Disasters

bluelands

10/20/21 3:02pm

Flew in a 1944 B-17G about 5 years ago. It was AWESOME!!!

toadie

10/20/21 3:29pm

Metal fatigue is real. I ain’t excited to fly on any old plane.

WDaddy

10/20/21 4:06pm

Airplanes are way different than cars. The FAA mandates periodic change-out of

Forzaitalia

10/20/21 5:06pm

Assuming they fly in the USA

Nat Gas Man

10/20/21 5:27pm

Most western 1st world countries have similar requirements--e.g. France's DGAC.

Forzaitalia

10/20/21 6:11pm

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