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Oct 20, 2021
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Kajdin
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That too, the vast majority of crashes even in old planes is pilot error
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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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