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    B-1 Bombers

    Would you fly one? Good story, one glaring error. Gold star if you spot it Pete. Shame on Popular Mechanics.

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    I wouldn’t fly one. I don’t know how.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Docthehun View Post
    Would you fly one? Good story, one glaring error. Gold star if you spot it Pete. Shame on Popular Mechanics.
    Link?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Link?
    Damn, sorry about that! I tried to find it, without success. I'll look further. It just hit my radar yesterday.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Docthehun View Post
    Damn, sorry about that! I tried to find it, without success. I'll look further. It just hit my radar yesterday.
    What was the glaring error?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    What was the glaring error?
    They were discussing air frame and wing wear on the aging planes. They said they had exceeded "10,000 miles"...I'm pretty certain, we're talking about hours, not "miles". They would have been good for one or two missions, tops.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Docthehun View Post
    They were discussing air frame and wing wear on the aging planes. They said they had exceeded "10,000 miles"...I'm pretty certain, we're talking about hours, not "miles". They would have been good for one or two missions, tops.
    It would be hours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    It would be hours.
    You would have spotted it in a heartbeat, I'm pretty certain.

    Found it. They've already fixed the error. Still, a cool story.

    https://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...l-keep-flying/
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