[HN Gopher] Why the B-52 is outliving newer bombers [video]
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       Why the B-52 is outliving newer bombers [video]
        
       Author : jasoncartwright
       Score  : 14 points
       Date   : 2024-10-19 18:29 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.youtube.com)
        
       | pulse7 wrote:
       | New is not necessarily better...
        
       | class3shock wrote:
       | From the video:
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       | 1. Over engineered
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       | 2. More generic design choices (easy to upgrade)
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       | 3. Continued support to upgrade it and keep it relevant
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       | 4. "the crew concept" (not really sure how this supports the
       | title claim)
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       | In general it's almost always cheaper and less risky to reuse
       | something than to start from scratch and design/build something
       | new. The downside is the longer between clean sheet designs, the
       | more knowledge is lost on how to design something from scratch.
        
         | fuzzfactor wrote:
         | From the comments:
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         | >These aircraft were designed with slide rules plus 20 percent
         | for structure components.
        
       | jauntywundrkind wrote:
       | I love how the landing gear can point in a different direction
       | than the plane, allowing it to land semi-sideways. Useful during
       | cross-eind conditions.
        
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