You can look at photos of vintage Cadillacs in Havana or you can just look up in the skies in most cities and see a similar vintage vehicle.
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It's amazing to look at old-timey black & white videos of airplanes & realize in many cases the literal same plane is still out there flying
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And yet we are currently in the midst of one of one biggest explosions of innovation in aviation and aircraft design since the 50s.
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Ship of Theseus, though, wouldn’t you say?
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True but not always! DC-3s for example..
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Good point! Though even there, the engines get overhauled every so many flight hours, don't they?
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None of this is meant to take away from your observation, btw. I *totally* share your sense of wonder :D
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The 100 year old b-52 fleet is going to be interesting.
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