It
was at the vanguard of aviation technology in the 1950s, and it's still
going strong today: meet the B-52 Stratofortress. Like the multipurpose C-130 and the high-flying, super-spying U-2,
also products of the '50s, the B-52 heavy bomber continues to show that
old doesn't have to mean outdated, even in an era of rapid
technological change. Just the opposite: through good maintenance and
occasional updates, vintage tech can hold its own against flashier but
more expensive, and more finicky, next-generation (and
next-next-next-generation, even) designs.
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