wow this article is kinda interesting

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You guys need to put aviation articles written in the US into the proper perspective. Every article unless it is from an authoritative journel like Aviation Week and Space Technology is usually written by someone who know's very little about aviation. Don't forget to check the author's next articles on Diesel hybrids, after that, how to grow really nice tomatoes, then he'll explain orbital mechanics...,

As for pulling aircraft out of mothballs? You gotta admit the "spokesman" has a point.

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Carlo:

You are right. But my point is that some people claim that Tu-95 is "old", while no one says the same about B-52.

Wow Carlo, you really missed the boat on this one. I've NEVER seen an article about the B-52 without reference to how old it is. Take a few minutes and find a few articles about fathers and son's flying the same airframe, 25 years apart (if not grandfathers and grandsons).

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By the way Carlo, don't forget this bad momma jomma: