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Old 15th Mar 2023, 19:49
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Originally Posted by uxb99
What sort of fatigue life, flying hours do these modern jets have? I would imagine this war is using them up rather quickly at the moment.
Technology generally evolves faster than planes time out.
The F-22 might be seen as an exception because it was never made in much more than prototype quantities, so it is a very maintenance heavy item. Too costly to continue maintaining.
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