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Adderbane t1_izcgcri wrote

Reply to comment by AllAmericanSeaweed in End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line by maxxspeed

The last B-52 was built before the first 747 and they're projected to be in service for another 20-30 years.

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2SP00KY4ME t1_izdev5l wrote

But 747s are also 100ft+ longer and have no interest from military buffs

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Vault-71 t1_izeg5hc wrote

Wait, can you legally buy a B-52?

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djkuhl t1_izeva2m wrote

Been a few projects up on Barnstormers. You can probably make an offer at a boneyard in the desert. You’ll most likely have to find a lot of alternative parts that were stripped out.

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