Re: NEWS FLASH: Edward's Plane Aborts Takeoff

From: Tom Del Rosso (ng01_at_att.net.invalid)
Date: 10/16/04


Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 15:05:34 GMT


"John Larkin" <jjlarkin@highSNIPlandTHIStechPLEASEnology.com> wrote in
message news:dsr0n0ha51al2cma2j6gme42a8p50ouikl@4ax.com...
>
> I'm working on some stuff to test radars on B-52s. The plan is to keep
> them in service until 2044, at which point many of the planes will be
> 80 years old.

The development program started in '48. We made them from '54 to '63, so 80
years would be the minimum.



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