10 Incredible Oldest Aircraft Still in Use – #5 Is Unbelievable!

If It Ain't broke, don't fix It. THX U.S.M & Sam. 👊 😎🇺🇸

My Dad Repaired B-52's at Barksdale AirForce Base in the 1960's and 70's during the Vietnam War. He also Crewchief the Huey's in his stint in the Army Reserve unit 4013th. He built Cobras at BELL Helicopter in Hurst, TX. Both single engine, and SuperCobra twin engines. He was in the AirForce Reserve after he left the 4013th Army Reserve unit, and was Crewchief on the A-10's at Barksdale AirForce Base. But while he was in the Dallas/FtWorth Metroplex he was with the Navy Reserve and Crewchief the F-14's at Navy Airstation Dallas, and worked for LTV VOIGHT aircraft manufacturing (THE B-ONE), B1B making the "POTTY CHAIR" that housed the RADAR in the nose. He also went to the NAVY AIRSTATION side and assisted in development of the YF-A7 where the A7 was split into and another extension section was added to allow more fuel and weapons. It was the HEAVIEST ORDINANCE CARRYING ATTACK AIRCRAFT to leave the deck of an AIRCRAFT CARRIER. He worked on the Commercial facility in Grand Prairie where as Subcontractor LTV built a Section of Boeing fuselage sections. When he went back to SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA, my Dad worked with Rockwell/Collins division putting Flares and Chaff in the AC-130 SPECTRE 👻, and taught at Southern University in the Department of AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE since he had his A&P LIENCES and INSPECTER CERTIFICATION. I'M 63 Y/O, MAN. I'M A TOOL and DIE MACHINIST. I WORKED FOR PRATT & WHITNEY for 16+ years repairing JT 8D, JT8-200, intermediate cases as a machinist. I also worked RollsRoyce RB211, GE, LYCOMING, CFM 56 ENGINES from CASES to AIRSEALS and TURBINE SUPPORTS. As with ALL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE FBO'S CREWS, "IT'S FEAST OR FAMINE!". It's the GYPSY in the BLOODLINE of an AIRCRAFT MECHANIC and MACHINIST to move where the jobs takes you! "OUR TOOLBOXES HAVE WHEELS FOR A PURPOSE! WILL TRAVEL!". P.S. My Dad went to a vocational high school in Buffalo, New York. Where he learned how to layout Dime/Quarter patches on old WOOD SPAR, and FABRIC airplanes that flew with open cockpit.

At 2 minutes there's a shot of a bunch of troops in the plane. Take a look at the guy on the left and tell me that he's not Bruce Willis.

Did anyone else notice that Bruce Willis and Tom Skerritt were photoshopped into the shot at 2:01 🤔

C-130. I've been on those in the USAF in Japan back in the 1970s, and let me tell you they have the power to get off the runway in no time. From Yokota to Misawa and back again after my tour, they get airborne FAST! That steep climb off the runway is real.

At 0:27 there is a image of a B52 tail # 0002. That is a bird I spent a lot of time around back in 1973/74 at Kincheloe AFB in Michigan's upper peninsula .The base is long since gone but seeing this bird brought back a lot of good memories. We all called it BALLS 2

Holy cow the C-130 climb rate just after take off is insane

Some seriously amazing machines, so far ahead of their time when thought up and still irreplaceable.

Cool, I flew in the OH-6 in RVN 69-71. LOVED IT

I totally love and appreciate a human narrator, thank you

From a certain point of view, some designs are perfection for the needs of the time (and that time could be decades).

Informative, well done.

While having a lot of shared components, the UH-1Y Venom and the AH-1Z Viper ("Mega-Cobra") are not the same airframes/Helicopters. Not to mention that the UH-1A came out 8 years earlier in 1959 vs. AH-1A in 1967.

Some designs can't be beat

I'm so grateful for the people who captured these moments on camera. They shared these incredible experiences with us and made the world a little more amazing

I lived in Merced, Ca between 1977 & 1983.Our house was in the glide path of B-52s landing at Castle AFB near Atwater, Ca. They were and still are real screamers those B-52, but Castle AFB is no more..

the personal favorite in this list might be the c-130/ac-130 since it has been flying for a long time and (my opinion) they should keep it flying for a couple more years.

I absolutely love what the Marines did with the new cobra design, it looks sick. And the new name viper goes with cobra and sounds cool as well.

I spent 13 years in the Army, starting out in the National Guard when I was 17, and later going active duty and have flown on half the aircraft on this list, and actually was a mechanic on Chinooks. They are.. CH-47 Chinook OH-6 UH-1 (Huey) C-130 C-5 …..I’ve also flown on the C-141, KC-10, CH-54, AH-1 (front seat/gunner position), back seat of an RF-4, and a few others. I’m an aviation nut and it was a privilege to be able to fly on these aircraft.

It has been my happy experience to have seen, been on or worked with many of these aircraft during my career in the Royal Air Force & time with the Sultan of Oman Airforce & the Royal Saudi Airforce. I have also watched several of the US Navy aircraft working round about my home here in Arbroath Scotland next to the base of the 4/5 Royal Marines at their base RM Condor.