On Fri, 14 Sep 2018 20:33:44 +0100, bert wrote:

In article , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 11/09/18 19:12, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Tue, 11 Sep 2018 09:44:19 +0100, Nightjar wrote:

On 09/09/2018 17:41, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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It amazes me that some aircraft - Douglas DC3 - are still going
strong at 80 years old, whereas others are dead in 15...

The DC3 survives because it had a simple, easily repaired, airframe
that was not subjected to the stresses of pressurization.
Is that the one they call the "flying coffin"?

Nah. That was either the U2 or the Lockheed lightning


Starfighter - German/Nato version.

ME 110 in the 2nd World War.


Cheers




Dave R

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