The story is told of the F-16 pilot who requested an expedited landing clearance because his (single) engine was running a little “peaky”. “That’s a negative, Sir” replied the ATC then explained that he had a B-52 on emergency landing because that pilot had a problem with one of his engines. “Oh no, not the dreaded 7 engine approach” said the F-16 pilot and passed into immortality with the comment.

@yankinengland

3 жыл бұрын

Great story! 😀

@kiwitrainguy

Жыл бұрын

About a different aircraft: TV reporter: Is this the kind of aircraft that can fly on only one engine? Pilot: It flies best on one engine because that's all it's got.

There used to be a joke that said the retirement ceremony for the stealth bomber would include a B-52 fly-by. Again, used to be a joke. Now it's common knowledge.

@Thomasp671

3 жыл бұрын

There is only one thing immortal in this life and that is clearly the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ! Crazy.... This plane was already in service in 1955 10 years before I was born in 1965 and will still be in service long after I pass from this Earth !!! Just an insanely well built aircraft to say the least !

@obelic71

3 жыл бұрын

saw a documentary of the buff where the 3th generation of a family piloted the buff. he joked you can still smell the microwave meal grandpa spilled in the galley.😁

@Thomasp671

3 жыл бұрын

@@obelic71 Hahahaha lol :-)

@homerj806

3 жыл бұрын

The B1 and the B2 are being replaced by the new B21s but the B52s would fly until the 2050s. Simplicity last a long way. Look at the AN-2s.

@obelic71

3 жыл бұрын

@Randy Baumery an airframe of an aircraft is designed for a number of flight cycles.(1 takeoff and landing ) A commercial airliner on short routes reaches that number way faster then an intercontinental flight. a military aircraft flys way less then a commercial aircraft. . thats why the KC-135 outlived its civilian 707 counterpart and got CFM engines.

“we all love the *_newest_* and fastest planes” *_shows a cold war era F4 phantom_*

@casinodelonge

3 жыл бұрын

she's still a beauty though.

@davidwong825

3 жыл бұрын

An F-4, just like the auto industry(US), a pickup truck type of “fighter”, big enough to tackle enough tasks/terrains

@davidwong825

3 жыл бұрын

& “probably “ just “good” enough, of course, israelis had to install rear-view mirror on theirs , lots of room for improvements

@millennialtrucker6435

3 жыл бұрын

I guess you missed the title of the video

@quavisiscool

3 жыл бұрын

@@millennialtrucker6435 i guess you missed the start of the video

North Korea still uses the MiG-15 as an advanced trainer and it was introduced in 1949...

@dylanwight5764

3 жыл бұрын

As a frontline fighter, it was last retired in 1996 (I want to say Moldova(?) was the last nation to keep it in service). Hey, if it works as a trainer, why not? Just down the road a couple hours from me we have two flying example of the F-111C kept operational for no other reason than to prove the TF-30 engine is still a perfectly serviceable item in the "scrap bucket"

@MBailey1977

3 жыл бұрын

TF-30 was the stall prone engines in the tomcat right?

@Eric-vs2he

3 жыл бұрын

They also still us the an-2

@dylanwight5764

3 жыл бұрын

@@MBailey1977 For the silliest reason. US Navy "maintained" TF-30s were held together with threadlock. When RAAF got our hands on then, we took two years stripping them right back and fixing every little thing that went ignored by US Navy. Suddenly the engines worked a charm. Amazing what a little TLC can do. Not hating on US Navy here, their F-14s rarely ever got time enough on land to be properly serviced and aircraft carrier shops can hardly keep up with general maintenance as it is. Threadlock was a working solution to a working problem. It's the sheer constancy of the F-14s being sortied that wore down the engines so quickly. Alos, early versions were prone to flaming out. Less so with units manufactured after 1976. TF-30 underwent a few critical changes over the years. RAAF was lucky enough to have a mix of them to use for training and display.

@MBailey1977

3 жыл бұрын

@@dylanwight5764 I would say the design of the tomcat having the engines spaced farther apart caused more stalls compared to the f111 set up. I'm sure the constant salt from the ocean had to be a nightmare!

Yoy seriously made this list without Tu-95 Bear ?

@user-ry7fn3fv4q

3 жыл бұрын

All Tu-95MS were built in 1982-1992. You're confusing them with the Tu-95.

@user-ry7fn3fv4q

3 жыл бұрын

@@silverfox441 Is this an upgrade or a new aircraft made from scratch?

@deniscicic8074

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ry7fn3fv4q Thank you for explanation. You are right. Tu-95MS is made in 80's on TU-142 airframe.

@matthewbekaert9959

3 жыл бұрын

@@silverfox441 You could, but there are still many from the seventies in service around the world.

@thecraigster8888

3 жыл бұрын

The same can be said about the U-2. All the ones flying today were built in the 1980s. The overall design looks the same, but the airframe was increased in size by 30% and external wing fuel tanks were added. In watching documentaries about the early years of the U-2, they usually mix the file footage and show both versions. The external fuel tanks are the big giveaway.

Just imagine being a hot blood young pilot recently graduated at Academy, receive his/her 1st assignment on a Bi-Plane

@Korovkin_Pavel

3 жыл бұрын

Rip off AN-2 were used in recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaidzhan, China produced them as unmanned drones for recon and artillery spotter. In Russia AN2 still used in civilian life in agricultural works.

@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106

3 жыл бұрын

You can dogfight to your hearts content

@mEDIUMGap

3 жыл бұрын

They have plans to upgrade it tho

@BigBear81

3 жыл бұрын

We all have to get our start somewhere.

@Siddich

3 жыл бұрын

and then? 🤔

South Africa is still flying a pair of C47s 1935 old enough?

@brentmonkhouse6638

3 жыл бұрын

The corruption in South Africa means actual paper planes may come into air force service

@mazdaman2315

3 жыл бұрын

@@brentmonkhouse6638 a c-47 isn’t a paper plane there rolls Royce engines can take hundreds of bullets and the plane could probably survive a missle hit if it hit the right area these old planes were tough

@mazdaman2315

3 жыл бұрын

@@brentmonkhouse6638 and there are also several c-47s still in the us Air Force as reserve

@brentmonkhouse6638

3 жыл бұрын

@@mazdaman2315 I think you missed my sarcasm, and me calling South Africas corrupt government out .

@mazdaman2315

3 жыл бұрын

@@brentmonkhouse6638 yeah I guess I can be a bit shrewd sometimes sorry bout that

An-2 is not just being used today, but also STILL PRODUCED.

@1988Drb

3 жыл бұрын

I have piloted one when I was in high school. It was used by my local skydiving club. It was an experience to fly it, but it was not the hardest thing to fly I had flown.

@user-jv7yx6nf6g

3 жыл бұрын

Antonov was from Moscow and Antonov's factory come from Novosibirsk in Ukraine for making work place .

@thorstenklopp9209

3 жыл бұрын

My father trained to fly with motor on this plane, the An-2. He said that even if they'ld make most serious mistakes flying, it would bring them back safely. It must be a good plane. He later piloted Tu-134.

@584PW1K

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-jv7yx6nf6g розкукарекался комуняка

@rossinimauro

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-jv7yx6nf6g I wasn't aware that Ukraina conquered the capital city of Siberia. It is a long way from Kiev to Novosibirsk, you know, you have to pass from Moscow, too.

Profile of Mirage III is not correct , you have chosen Mirage 2000 instead......

@agrumbler2424

3 жыл бұрын

Yes 2

@jacknuttall13

3 жыл бұрын

It weighs 7,050 kg dry

@samsignorelli

3 жыл бұрын

Also couldn't pronounce Dassault correctly. (it's "da-so," not "dassalt.")

@decam5329

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like the 2000N

@treerat7631

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

what about the Douglas DC3? first flown in 1935 and still used in various formats

@melchiorvonsternberg844

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't this about planes, still in service of air forces? So what's about the Ju- 52 in your case? A bit older tha the DC- 3 and also flyin'...

@michaellord9

3 жыл бұрын

@@melchiorvonsternberg844 the title says aircraft still in service, yes? Good call on JU52

@gordonlawrence1448

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaellord9 TU95, Meteor, C130, DC3, and others. There are actually even a few AN-2's still in service. It's used for search and rescue once the spray tanks are removed etc. They have a stall speed so low it's nuts something like 30MPH.

@tanukikobayashi

3 жыл бұрын

True

@milosstefanovic7687

3 жыл бұрын

@@melchiorvonsternberg844 South African Air Force still uses a few of them for electronic warfare and maritime patrol

A-4 Skyhawk, entered service in 1956, still in service with Argentina and Brazil.

@stephenchappell7512

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent ground attack platform to this day

@johnholt9399

3 жыл бұрын

Gave the Royal Navy some serious challenges in the Falklands

@stephenchappell7512

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnholt9399 Britain's lack of fleet AEW since the retirement of the Gannet led to heavy losses in ships and men as Argentine aircraft were able to strike at will, however they paid a heavy cost as 18 Skyhawks were intercepted by Harriers and 14 were lost to ground fire.

@johnholt9399

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenchappell7512 absolutely a hard lesson I have just been reading 809 Squadron by Rowland White which reiterates this. We were lucky the Sea Harrier performed as well as it did

@stephenchappell7512

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnholt9399 The problem with Harriers were that they had 'short legs' which meant that they weren't able to prevent the enemy from inflicting damage due to the fact that they had to cover a vast area and (as stated above) had little prior knowledge of when (and where) an attack would happen. Less celebrated is their roll in Afghanistan as ground attack (close air support) assisting coalition forces which was a job for which they were far more suited. Ironically in USMC service the Harrier was a replacement for the Skyhawk in this precise role.

P-3 Orion first flight 1959, still in service

@teamistro5270

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly it’s being replaced now. Got lots of aircrew buddies In limbo while the navy tries to find a place for them

@mattiagnagno757

3 жыл бұрын

@@teamistro5270 The NOAA still has a couple of them and they said they will keep them in service for a couple more decades, they even re-painted them and they look fabulous

@calliarcale

3 жыл бұрын

@@teamistro5270 Being replaced by USN, but there are a bunch more in other navies. It's a damn fine airplane.

@teamistro5270

3 жыл бұрын

@@calliarcale It is, really an amazing aircraft.

The TU - 95 ' Bear ' , and the B - 52 , belong to the same generation.

@teju1245

3 жыл бұрын

But b52 is better than tu 95

@fundamentos3439

3 жыл бұрын

@@teju1245 Really ? Pls. elaborate .

@boffisgd

3 жыл бұрын

And Antonov An-12

@fundamentos3439

3 жыл бұрын

@Hydin Biden The truth is that they go hand in hand : both did their first flight in 1952. The B 52 entered service in 1955 , while the " Bear " did it the following year. While the B 52's has a slightly larger bombing load , the TU 95 has a longer range. The two have been flying around the globe for decades , and although vintage aircraft , they sure have devastating firepower. Hope they never have to go to war against each other.

@fundamentos3439

3 жыл бұрын

@Hydin Biden Facts: - Both planes made their maiden flights in 1952 , and entered service three years later. - They've been flying ever since - the ' Bears ' being grounded a few years after 1991 , and reentering service at the beginning of the new century. - More than 700 B52s and over 500 TU-95s being built. - B52s making bombing runs in Vietnam , the former Yugoslavia and both Gulf Wars. - TU-95's being the first strategic planes to be armed with nuclear cruise missiles ( The Kangaroo ) , and making bombing raids against Islamic terrorist groups in Syria. - B52s still active are planned to remain in service for another generation. - TU-95s to be retired at the end of this decade with the introduction of new generation planes. - Both warbirds are milestones of an era. - The two are masterpieces of aviation technology , and are awesome to aviation fans all over the world. Regrettably , some people find it hard to avoid politics , and view the matter objectively. The truth of the matter is that all those cold war decades , came together with brainwashing ... , er ' ideology ' , that left their lasting mark. I DO understand how difficult it is to shake off these ' little things '. Best Regards

F4 Phantom never dies.

@yankinengland

3 жыл бұрын

Nor does the A-10, but perhaps it isn’t 50 yet?

@doctorshotgun1707

3 жыл бұрын

The Douglas DC-3/C-47 would like a word

@da_dog_lol8341

3 жыл бұрын

Neither does the b52

@user-qz6td2tj1m

3 жыл бұрын

Ace Li Si Qin don't think that

@stampedonetwofive4962

3 жыл бұрын

But Goose does 😭

I once watched a B-52 refueled by a KC-135 from a 737. That was cool.

Of these 10 Aircraft, only the C-130 is STILL in production, the longest production run for a military aircraft. Another triumph for Kelly Johnson.

@and_his_name_isjohn_cena5659

3 жыл бұрын

This is the list of aircraft which is still used not produced

@davidvreugdenhil4557

3 жыл бұрын

An2 is still preduced by china

You forgot about the Tu-95, it’s been serving with the Soviet/Russian air force since 1956 and it’s a very old bomber

This list is proof of the saying.”If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!”

@leonjonestoney1843

3 жыл бұрын

Sweet

South Africa keeps airworthy C-47s in its inventory, these are the oldest aircraft still in service.

@shyyly7053

3 жыл бұрын

even india operates them under vintage squadron

@obelic71

3 жыл бұрын

they have been reworked and upgraded to turboprop by bassler and got certified as a 0 hours airframe again.

@tarbogamer5867

3 жыл бұрын

Britain has a hurricane spitfire and Lancaster as part of the RAF

@LavitosExodius

3 жыл бұрын

I mean the US still has some in use also so not exactly a surprise. But the hurricane and spitfire maintained by the RAF as in service are older.

@VisibilityFoggy

3 жыл бұрын

Colombia also operates the AC-47 Spooky and it is significantly upgraded and regularly sees combat against the guerillas along the Venezuelan border.

The Canadair CL-41 (RCAF designation CT-114) is a jet trainer that entered service in 1963. 212 where built. It's only current user is the Snowbirds, Canada's military acrobatic team who's been using it for 50 years.

@StudioMudprints

3 жыл бұрын

Came to say this, leaving satisfied.

Another old plane I know that's still in service is the Tupolev Tu-95, which was first made back in the 1950s.

@kiwitrainguy

Жыл бұрын

@Milwaukee Mac Repair If it's a copy of the B-29 then you're thinking of the TU-4.

It did skip several old Military aircraft still in use, so not a list of 10 oldest aircraft, but 10 oldest aircraft they chose. The Tupolev Tu-95 Bear is still in use and has been since 1952. It is way older than many of the aircraft there, just to mention one very famous one they skipped.

Among aircraft, the DC-3 continues to fly in active commercial and military service as of 2021, eighty six years after the type's first flight in 1935. There are still small operators with DC-3s in revenue service and as cargo aircraft.

Me: *hoping that the SR-71 BLACKBIRD is on the list*

@l228spn

3 жыл бұрын

That's not an active plane sadly.

@speediskey3856

3 жыл бұрын

@@l228spn yeah it's outlived ut's use

@MountaintravelerEddie

3 жыл бұрын

The SR-71 started out as the A12 Oxcart and was used by the CIA....the SR stands for Strategic Reconnaissance It’s been retired a long time ago...the only time I saw one was when I was going on deployment on a C-130 and there was one in MCAS Cherry Point.....that was 1998. I retired in 2015 and only see them on display once in a while at air shows

@johariaman8291

3 жыл бұрын

I'm hoping the tomcat is still in service...my fav fighter jet

@bradgaines5091

3 жыл бұрын

@@johariaman8291 technically it is, if you include Iran. We sold them a few when the shah was still in power. Current Iran government can't get parts for them, but they still try to put them up every so often (had one pop up on radar during my second deployment, while sitting off the coast of Pakistan babysitting the carrier).

The B-52ZX-A2 will still be flying after it's active service during the 2137 Defense of Callisto station against the 2nd Alterian Incursion

@marklayel

3 жыл бұрын

I can see this in the future. BTW a sultan or prince owns a swordfish. Sank an old freighter in 2006...

Помню как я летал пассажиром на АН-2.Когда увидел его в первый раз,был ещё совсем маленьким🛩✈🛫

@maps9

3 жыл бұрын

я с него с парашютом падал..

@SkifSwarogich

3 жыл бұрын

@@maps9 Упал?

@maps9

3 жыл бұрын

@@SkifSwarogich , упал..

AN-2 is one of the sweetest old girls to fly, absolutely reliable.

@julosx

3 жыл бұрын

It's been used East and West for training civilian paras.

@eduarditogonzales4485

3 жыл бұрын

I was in one used for crop dusting back in the 80's...Was packed with bottles of vodka and beer, the pilot said -Thanks God are no cops in the sky..

@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245

3 жыл бұрын

I know. I built all of them by hand.

@julosx

3 жыл бұрын

@@eduarditogonzales4485 That reminds me that during WWII in the Pacific, there was P-51 Mustangs with external fuel tanks. But it didn't mean they were carrying only fuel in those tanks. More often than not they carried whisky when they couldn't have enough on their base.

@Makermook

3 жыл бұрын

Un-stallable.

Watching the C-5s fly over my hometown every week was always a daily pleasure for me. :)

Isn’t the Tu-95 an Old aircraft as well?

@user-ry7fn3fv4q

3 жыл бұрын

All Tu-95MS were built in 1982-1992. You're confusing them with the Tu-95.

@regiel3052

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ry7fn3fv4q He said tu95... And even then why uncluding half aircraft in the list since they got modernised and at some point changed ?? Like the b52 or the kc135

@user-ry7fn3fv4q

3 жыл бұрын

@@regiel3052 The Tu-95 were decommissioned 40 years ago. Today, the Tu-95MS fly, they were built from scratch in 1982-1992. These are different planes, this is not a modification of one into another.

@treerat7631

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the Tu95,C130,B52,KC135 have record for service life with thier current air forces

@regiel3052

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ry7fn3fv4q what about the b52 who like the tu95 got a modified fuselage ??

I was blessed to work the B-52G & H, KC135R, fly on the C-5A,B & C (as a flying crew chief) and service the C-130 (in transient status). Good video!

The B-52 entered serviced before 1961. It entered service on a large scale in the mid-50's and the last one was built in the early 60's.

To quote Eddie Carr from Jurassic Park Lost world book, "Experimental is just a polite word for unreliable".

There are 2 Gloster Meteor ( first flown during WW2 ) on the UK military register, they work with Martin Baker company testing ejection seats

@chaoringmeister

3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the BBMF also has its Lancaster, DC3, Hurricane and Spitfires.

@gcoll75

3 жыл бұрын

@@chaoringmeister as well as the chipmunks it uses for training pilots for the other taildraggers

@redvelvetshoes

3 жыл бұрын

The English Electric lighting went out of service later than many would imagine , flying until quite recently in South Africa

@tarbogamer5867

3 жыл бұрын

@@redvelvetshoes I thought it and fgr2 got replaced by the tornado in 1985-1990

@jamiegray6931

3 жыл бұрын

@@tarbogamer5867 you're correct, the flying lightnings were apart of the South African Thunder city but that stopped after a crash in 2011

Mig 21 is a legend

AN-2 is not only in service, but still in PRODUCTION (license copy is still produced in China)

@user-fw7os4yv7s

3 жыл бұрын

Why not. Old 'Devilplane" do not require runways and may land to big enough meadow. Landing speed 70 kph (38 knots); it need only 65 meters to take off or land. It can deliver 1 ton or 8 passengers to anywhere in range. The best light airplane ever.

@calliarcale

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-fw7os4yv7s "Light" by Antonov standards, anyhow. ;-) It's the biggest production biplane in the world.

@user-fw7os4yv7s

3 жыл бұрын

It is smallest soviet-built "cargo/passenger/cropduster/firefighting/ whatever you can imagine" plane. It is very small by soviet and chinese standards - dry mass 4,5 tons only.

Not only is the Lockheed C-130 still in use, it is still in use by it's original customer, AND it is still in production. It is the only aircraft on that list that can make all 3 of these claims.

The Vietnam People's Air Force still using the Antonov An 2 as the troops tránporter

@shingoshoji2771

3 жыл бұрын

My country's airforce uses the republic T-6 texan, made it's first flight in 1935

@markwin77

3 жыл бұрын

So does North Korea DKPAAF too. I believe they've got 1 of the largest fleets still active too.

@imperialweimarball

3 жыл бұрын

I know an an2 was shot down by a Huey in the Vietnam war near Laos.

@aabb-zz9uw

3 жыл бұрын

Korea also uses them but they are very old

I love how the Tu-95 bear still has a tailgunner

@ClingyCrab

3 жыл бұрын

And B-52

Some planes are so damn good there is no reason to retire them. The McDonnell Douglas F--15 for example with the newest version, the F-15 EX. Forty-five years of service and never lost a fight.

You missed Saab 105 (SK60 in Swedish airforce). It was also used by the Austrian airforce. It is a trainer but can also serve a role as ligth attack aircraft.

@reksiohundson8706

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Poland just in January retired 1960 TS-11 Iskra , replace it with M346 Bielik .

@erwinmuller4853

3 жыл бұрын

Saab 105 is now out of service in Austria. There is no plan for new fighters. ( Saab 105 was part of my childhood. I grew up just 300m beside of airfield.)

@scammer3967

2 жыл бұрын

She forgot about OV10 being active in PAF

We still have 2 meteors in service , a spitfire , a Lancaster and a hurricane ....

@1979Spica

3 жыл бұрын

There are exactly 2 flying Lancasters left in the world. One lives 5km from me. None are in service other than taking grandfathers on touring flights.

@tarbogamer5867

3 жыл бұрын

@@1979Spica I know there is only two flying ones in the world , I've seen one in flight. The RAF does keep one though it's used for flyovers in events. Isn't one in Canada

@1979Spica

3 жыл бұрын

@@tarbogamer5867 yes. In Hamilton Ontario at the Warplane Heritage Museum. In the summer, we get to watch it fly over regularly. What an amazing sounding aircraft it is! 4 Merlins perfectly resonated.

@BadWiltshireDrivers

3 жыл бұрын

@@1979Spica Wrong the UK Royal Air Force does not take grandfathers on touring flights. It operates one of the two AVRO Lancaster bombers as part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and under UK Law is considered to be in service and is used for recruitment and other PR events.

@babaganoush6106

3 жыл бұрын

@@1979Spica hurricane spit and lane still part of the operational raf lol.

You forgot to include the Tupolev Tu-95

@grumogus

3 жыл бұрын

They forgot many planes

The C130 not only remains in service. It remains in production. And only after 55 years has it's first real competitor appeared. The Embraer C390. But the Embraer's advantage is also it's weakness. The twin turbofan's performance MAY be outweighed by the quad turboprop's redundancy, service life, and cost of maintenance. In other words, each individual air force needs to define their needs and the price they are willing to pay to meet them. So after half a century, the Hercules is still arguably one of the best air lifters on the planet.

Awesome list, thank you!

I mean, the uk still oficially has hunters, spitfires, lancasters, hurricanes etc in service so

@ATEC101

3 жыл бұрын

Why, hysterical (not a typo) value? Waste of resources? The Queen got laid on each of them?

@VirtuallyFunGaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@ATEC101 heritage and ceremonial uses

The drawing for 09. Dassault Mirage III is actually a Mirage 2000 !!!

@it5221

3 жыл бұрын

Mirage and all french arcraft is shit, so nobody cares. The best aircraft are US, Russian and Chineese. Others can just take a spoon and eat shit from their asses

@GrenierWoR

3 жыл бұрын

@@it5221 I'd love to hear your arguments behind those claims, but we all know you have none

@theazertoto6981

3 жыл бұрын

Not only that, but the mirage (like almost all those who followed it) was an omnirôle: a definite interceptor but also a fighter, an attacker and a bomber.

Military aircraft are also designed in such a way to be basically bolt on with any component that can break. On top of that, most modern advancements are designed to work with mounts of older aircraft giving a lot of these aircraft the ability to remain effective against more modern aircraft. The only place you can truly say there is an advantage in a more modern aircraft are performance abilities and radar/electronic warfare systems

I think the F-5 series aircraft are extremely underrated.

Mirage III has been retired for long now, also the picture provided is a mirage 2000D, the latest that's been produced...

@jetaddicted

3 жыл бұрын

Pakistan keeps flying around a hundred Mirages III and V

@gringo5866279

3 жыл бұрын

Mirage III is still in service with Pakistan Air Force along with Mirage V

@VisibilityFoggy

3 жыл бұрын

@@gringo5866279 - It's also still flying in the form of the IAI Kfir by the Colombia Air Force, U.S. aggressor use (it's known as the F-21) and a few other small countries. Ecuador operated them until recently as well, I believe.

We have an air wing near where I live that flies KC135's, the age of the entire air crew added together is less than the age of some of the planes they are flying. When I pointed that out to one of the command pilots he got very quiet for a minute.

Let's not forget the Douglas DC-3 / C-47. It first flew in 1935 and there are still dozens of them operating in cargo and charter capacities around the world. There's even a company that converts them into turboprops. They'll be flying for a long time.

As a front line fighter The F-5 series (first flight 1959) is still in use to this day with upgrades that still make it a handful.. Even the US Navy still uses the F-5N model and is still looking for low hour frames. This venerable fighter will be in service well past most others.

@philippeudressy2063

3 жыл бұрын

Corect. Swiss Air Force still uses F-5E and F-5F. Two series of F-5E are used, the fist was built in 1976 and the second between 1983 and 1984. Source : Swiss Armed Forces, www.vtg.admin.ch/en/einsatzmittel/luft/f5e-tiger.html

@lincohnpelegrini8689

3 жыл бұрын

Brasil Air Force has a bunch of F5s and are The most advanced out there.

North Korea: *WRITE THAT DOWN*

@rufus501st9

3 жыл бұрын

nah NK watches the Top Ten WW1 aircraft

Sorry you missed one that is still flying sense 1935. The DC-3 over 300 still in service.

@warmike

3 жыл бұрын

The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3.

Excellent videos!

North Korea still has a lot of old Soviet designed aircraft from the 1950s still in service: MiG 15 (1947), Shenyang F5 (MiG 17) ; Shenyang J6 (MiG19); Ilyushin Il-28; Sukhoi SU-7.

It usually helps if the narrator has an idea of what they are talking about, and of the language they are speaking...

@jeffrandal8965

3 жыл бұрын

Tf u talking about lol. Make a better video than this😂

@TheAntichrist84

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no the lady has a mild accent, how horrible!

@Thumpah63

3 жыл бұрын

I may be wrong but I had the narrator pegged as a voice generator. Rhythm felt too precise and the same inflections and intonations kept occurring. The script writers knowledge however is still lacking.

*Chinese J-7 ( F-7 ) was also rebranded version of Legendary Mig-21*

@vedantchorge304

3 жыл бұрын

A rip off version

@zsong002

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is

@zsong002

3 жыл бұрын

@@vedantchorge304 not rip off, J7 has the copy right from Soviet

@vedantchorge304

3 жыл бұрын

@@zsong002 ya bit the capabilities were far inferior to the mig 21s the Soviet air defence forces used

@zsong002

3 жыл бұрын

@@vedantchorge304 nope, J7 is better than Soviet original mig21, as it has latter improved versions

The U-2s currently flown were built from 67-68 and again from 1980-1989. The versions spoken about in this video are the short wingspan originals (around 80 foot span). The current version isn’t the same design with wings over 100 feet in span. The only thing from a U-2 that was from the 1950s is the name, “U-2.”

So surprised to learn that Mirage III's weight is just 1,495 kg. Lighter than Toyota Camry!!!!

B52 aircrew could be great grandchildren of the crews that flew these in the 50s?

I've been around for a while.

@sinnombre__

3 жыл бұрын

Will you ever stop being above me, Enemy C-130?

@lunapetunia3778

3 жыл бұрын

@@sinnombre__ it's only the cargo one not armed one :)

@spaceman081447

3 жыл бұрын

@@lunapetunia3778 RE: "it's only the cargo one not armed one :)" You obviously have not heard (unless you were being ironic) about the AC-130 gunship. Here's what the latest version, the AC-130J Ghostrider, carries: (1) 1× 30 mm ATK GAU-23/A autocannon (2) 1× 105 mm M102 howitzer (AC-130J Ghostrider only as of 2017)[100][101][102] (3) 'Gunslinger' weapons system with launch tube for AGM-176 Griffin missiles and/or GBU-44/B Viper Strike munitions (10 round magazines) (4) Wing mounted, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) and/or GBU-53/B SDB IIs (4 per hardpoint on BRU-61/A rack) Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130#:~:text=Developed%20from,%2C%20and%20fire%2Dcontrol%20systems.

@lunapetunia3778

3 жыл бұрын

@@spaceman081447 lol I know the AC-130 .... I was just saying the other guys name is C-130 not AC-130 :P

For me The C130 wins this comp hands down as it is still in production and will be for a long time yet. What an aircraft it is

@btipton6899

3 жыл бұрын

My dad was a Herky crew chief during Nam. One of the greatest planes of all time.

the DC-3 continues to fly in active commercial and military service as of 2021, eighty six years after the type's first flight in 1935.[citation needed] There are still small operators with DC-3s in revenue service and as cargo aircraft. Current uses of the DC-3 include passenger service, aerial spraying, freight transport, military transport, missionary flying, skydiver shuttling and sightseeing. The very large number of civil and military operators of the DC-3/C-47 and related types makes a listing of all the airlines, air forces and other current operators impracticable.

Two Gloster Meteors (entering service in WW2) are still in use with Martin-Baker as their ejection seat test beds. If that counts!

haha mirage 1.5 tons? weight as in the first World War? the actual empty weight is 7.5 max. -17 tons

@Hans_Panzerschreck

3 жыл бұрын

Not exactly, Mirage III empty weight is 5922kg and the maximum take-off weight is 11 700kg but yes 1500kg is laughable.

+1 on the Mirage 2000..cool video.

List is just simply wrong. C-47 is still in service with a number of air forces so should be the oldest on the list. Also missing the Tu-95, Tu-16 (if you count the H-6 in Chinese service), An-12, Be-12, UH-1 Huey etc.

@skunkjobb

3 жыл бұрын

A number of air forces? I can only find that it is in service within the South African air force. What more are you thinking of and do you have some reference for that? Things like historic flights does not count as service if that's what you're thinking about.

@yoyohoolahoop3705

3 жыл бұрын

@@skunkjobb Columbian air fórce still has a few C-47s.

@babaganoush6106

3 жыл бұрын

@@skunkjobb oh you party pooper! This is all such a hoot. Wales’ Air Force still has operational boxkites bought from the British army in 1865

hello sister tu-95 bomber must be in the top 10.

@anonymouse6129

3 жыл бұрын

Most tu 95ms were made in 1980's so it wont be in list

@HaartieeTRUE

2 жыл бұрын

@@anonymouse6129 it talks when it was DESIGNED, not when specific aircraft were made. By that logic, c130 or an2 have no place here as they are made even now, and heck, i'll make a guess and say that probably most of them are made post 80s too

You forgot the C-47 still in service as a gunship in Colombia among other roles...

Good information

I'm surprised the Russian Tu-95 Bear was not covered. It is really right up there with the B52. And this list could not be complete without the Douglas DC3 (Gooneybird or Dakota).

"Аннушка" на первом месте? Я только за. Это рейтинг по длительности применения того или иного типа самолётов, насколько я понял (англицким особо не владею, руководствуясь логикой и "дедукцией")

@thegrandup4678

3 жыл бұрын

Ну фактически) Рейтинг самый старых самолетов, которые до сих пор используются

C 5 galaxy. Me: Alright Mirage. Me: ok... F4 phantom. Me: what the... MiG-21. Me: Please stop!

@nicksiegfried4906

3 жыл бұрын

I mean....they're all still used

@Rajveer_Singh68

3 жыл бұрын

they still using mirages✌😜

DC3/C47 and C46 in passenger and freight in northern Canada are easily older than anything on the list. They have planes that flew on D-Day

Anyone else think it's strange how in only 20 years we went from prop planes to super sonic jets

@pulaski1

3 жыл бұрын

But it only took 40 years to get from the Wright brothers' first flight to the Gloster Meteor, the only Allied jet fighter to see service in WWII. .... And another 26 years to put men on the moon.

Antonov An-12. since 1959. Still in service over 150.

F-4 Phantom: I'm an old old plane. MIG 19: Hold my soviet-made rocket from 1955.

@tigerpjm

3 жыл бұрын

You don't think the hold my beer meme is getting just a little old? KZread comments - hold my beer.

@poland5606

3 жыл бұрын

The first mig 19 that carried guides rockets was the mig 19m wich entered service in 1957

You should do a video on the oldest operating passenger aircrafts.

"Just hitting 50 years of service...the C-5 is..." Good gawd~ It feels like yesterday when I first clambered up one of these in the 70s!

Where is the the TU-95 Bear?

@user-ry7fn3fv4q

3 жыл бұрын

All Tu-95MS were built in 1982-1992. You're confusing them with the Tu-95.

@ser43_OLDC

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ry7fn3fv4q is the same fuking plane. Like the b52 there is not the same version that first enter in service but is a modernisation of the first version

@user-ry7fn3fv4q

3 жыл бұрын

@@ser43_OLDC All Tu-95MS were built from scratch in the 80s, this is not a modernization of old aircraft. All B-52s were built in the 50s and after that they were never made, only upgraded.

@ser43_OLDC

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ry7fn3fv4q I dont care is if it m z x a b c is a better version of the tu95 but is a tu 95 like the b52 the version that are on service now a days are better versions of the original plane

@HaartieeTRUE

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-ry7fn3fv4q most mig 21s are the bis variant. A variant that was made after 1972. By your logic, not even the mig 21 should be on this list

English Electric Canberra, 1940s design, still flying for Nasa?

Title should read 10 oldest MILITARY aircraft still in service. There are multiple civilian aircraft still flying even older than these.

people who disliked were the ones who knew that 100~ DC-3s and C-47s are still in revenue/military service ever since its release in *1935*

You forgot to mention the f-4 phantom is one of Iran’s main fighter jets, also you are getting plane models and variations of them mixed up and also dates

Strictly speaking the Battle of Britain Memorial flight's Avro Lancaster is still on the RAF's books as an active combat aircraft, as it's cheaper to insure it that way!

@nutrgmez9680

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget their spitfires, hurricanes and the c47 sky train

@theant9821

3 жыл бұрын

Not with the bbmf but i believe there are multiple sopwith camels still in service across the world in a similar capacity.

@RJSRdg

3 жыл бұрын

@@nutrgmez9680 I'm not sure about the Dak, but I think the Spits and Hurricanes can be insured as single seaters, whereas the Lanc 's size puts it into the 'Commercial Airliner' bracket for insurance, so they insure it as an active combat aircraft because it's cheaper!

Nope, the KC-135 is not based on the civilian Boeing 707. The 707 is a larger plane and both the wing and fuselage sections are different. The military versions of the 707 are designated C-137. Both the C-135 and 707/C-137 were derived from the Boeing 367-80 technology demonstrator. And you forgot the A-4 Skyhawk, which is supposedly still in service in Argentine.

@neilturner6749

3 жыл бұрын

Nope current Argentine Skyhawks were built in the late 70s, way too young for the list

Colombia's Air Force still uses a heavily modified DC-3, built during WWII, for reconaisance

Where’s Tu-95?

@user-ry7fn3fv4q

3 жыл бұрын

All Tu-95MS were built in 1982-1992. You're confusing them with the Tu-95.

@zombrik66

3 жыл бұрын

And the AN-12 , the AN-22 , the SU-17/22 .......

@AlASokolov

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ry7fn3fv4q Тоже самое можно сказать и про Б-52, те что сейчас летают, тоже произведены не в 50-х, а значительно позже, и это тоже более поздние модификации. Тут значит видим, там не видим, а тут рыбу заворачиваем.

@user-ry7fn3fv4q

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlASokolov Все Б-52 произведены с 52 по 62 годы, после этого только их только модернизировали дописывая очередную букву в название.

@AlASokolov

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ry7fn3fv4q интересно тогда знать, какие из ещё летающих Б-52 были произведены в 50-е, и есть ли ещё таковые вообще. Так что скорее всего оказаться что таковых уже нет, и сейчас летают только произведенные в 60-х. Тоже самое можно сказать и про МиГ-21, первые модификации его уже никто не использует, сейчас летают в основном модификации 70-х годов.

My god.. a Mirage 2000 instead of a Mirage III... Pathetic

@tigerpjm

3 жыл бұрын

And couldn't decide whether it was Mirage II or III.

@loco141r3

3 жыл бұрын

And the II was only a prototype...

@karadocdevannes4687

3 жыл бұрын

Ande the mirage III weighs 6T not 6000lb...

@PresidentEvil

3 жыл бұрын

you're cringe

AN-2 :D Every year i see this plane as it carries paratroopers special unit for exercise jumps. People who do not know what it is, many times are like WTF is it some kind of museum exhibit? xD

Just asking where are some other planes like the Tu-95 or the Transall Maschine which is also getting very old But nice video did not know how old the C5 is

Why do you use the imperial system? I mean, even the US Military has adopted the metric system! So why not use the metric system here too? And where the hell is the Tu-95 Bear?????

“The Dassault Mirage”, shows IAI Kfir.

@1979Spica

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. The front fuselage is different on the kfir

@peteconrad2077

3 жыл бұрын

@@1979Spica the image clearly shows a Kfir with the forward canards.

@alessandrocolesso7030

2 жыл бұрын

@@peteconrad2077 It is actually just a Mirage 2000. They have small surfaces that you can easily mistake for canards.

@peteconrad2077

2 жыл бұрын

@@alessandrocolesso7030 no. The canards on a mirage 2000 are smaller than that. It’s a Kfir.

Nice video

Forgot the Douglas DC-3 (C-47, Dakota) first flight was in 1936 and still being used today in northern Canada and South America.

Кукурузник всех уделал xD

The problem with this list it’s too heavily based on US aircraft.

@dutchvanderlinde5218

3 жыл бұрын

cry

Very Good!..

When I was in the French Air Force, I saw a german F-4 Phantom still operating around 1995, and the Mirage III was Stills in service in those times.