• Cassa
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    9 months ago

    The Iranian F-14, I shudder to think of how tired those airframes are 😰

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      9 months ago

      Metal fatigue has been addressed through annealing, by leaving them in the desert for a couple decades. Once all the seals turn to powder you’re good to go.