[x1stcav]

Considering the last one was built around 50 years or so ago, what percentage of each is original? Is the such a thing as an original b-52?

Just wondering.

[dangerdoc]

I was just wondering if it was time to put the B52 back into production. Seems to me that we will be using them for the foreseeable future.

[Pecos]

Sounds like the fella that claimed to own George Washington's ax. Of course the handle had been replaced three times, and head twice, but it was still George's ax, or so he claimed.

In the case of aircraft, the usual rule is that everything can be replaced except the airframe itself and it's still the same aircraft. But, like you, I wonder how far that can be taken. If I have only the manufacturer's data plate left, can I build an airplane around it and call it the original? I need to check with my EAA buddies.