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by benzene 1932 days ago
>Long out of production.

The difference in technology likely plays a large role - these parts were designed without CAD and modern fabrication protocols have changed.

It reminded me of NASA's endeavor to reverse engineer the Saturn rockets

https://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/how-nasa-brought-the...

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> The difference in technology likely plays a large role - these parts were designed without CAD and modern fabrication protocols have changed.

Actually, the B-2 was one of the first military aircraft designed with CAD.

https://www.northropgrumman.com/wp-content/uploads/B-2-Spiri...

(search for "NCAD")