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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2365330" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>Those cracks you mention? That's part of the maintenance I was referring to. At a place I used to work we quoted building brand spanking new spars, ribs, stringers, longerons, etc. for the B-52. The package comprised every structural component in the wings. It seems that all the low altitude bombing we did in the gulf war took it's toll in the old birds which were designed for high altitude bombing runs. A lot of variables go into whether they do refurbs like that and cost isn't the only one. Whether the aircraft's further use fits in the future of our operations and whether a suitable more modern replacement plays a huge roll.</p><p></p><p>Like I mentioned, there is a HUGE amount of "back scratching" that goes on with defense contracts. As royally screwed up as the process is, it really isn't as bad as it seems to those that haven't been involved in it. But there's no doubt that huge improvements could be made, I do give that. It'd be plain stoopid not to! <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 2365330, member: 3099"] Those cracks you mention? That's part of the maintenance I was referring to. At a place I used to work we quoted building brand spanking new spars, ribs, stringers, longerons, etc. for the B-52. The package comprised every structural component in the wings. It seems that all the low altitude bombing we did in the gulf war took it's toll in the old birds which were designed for high altitude bombing runs. A lot of variables go into whether they do refurbs like that and cost isn't the only one. Whether the aircraft's further use fits in the future of our operations and whether a suitable more modern replacement plays a huge roll. Like I mentioned, there is a HUGE amount of "back scratching" that goes on with defense contracts. As royally screwed up as the process is, it really isn't as bad as it seems to those that haven't been involved in it. But there's no doubt that huge improvements could be made, I do give that. It'd be plain stoopid not to! :D [/QUOTE]
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