83-year-old aircraft takes to the skies again in Houston for a historic flight

This 83-year-old plane, a Boeing A75N1, recently took to the skies again after spending decades parked in the Lone Star Flight Museum in Texas.

Even though this particular aircraft first flew 83 years ago, the model it’s based on is even older.

This model was first introduced in 1934.

That’s more or less the equivalent of driving a first-gen Rolls-Royce Phantom from the 1920s.

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The story behind this 83-year-old plane

Jimmy Webb from the YouTube channel Jimmys World took his viewers on a virtual tour of the Lone Star Flight Museum in Texas.

Even though most aircraft in the museum are old, Jimmy was told that, with the exception of two aircraft that had to be towed, every plane we see here flew there ‘on its wings’, so to speak.

Not a bad average.

As for the plane in question, it’s a Boeing A75N1 that the Lone Star Flight Museum has owned since 2016.

The Boeing A75N1 was part of a series of aircraft built by Boeing together with Stearman in the 1930s and 1940s.

They built over 10,000 in total, but that’s across several different models, and most of them have been lost since, so this plane is actually quite rare.

In the 30s and 40s, this airplane served as a primary trainer for the United States Army Air Force and Navy, and the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Jimmy said this is an 83-year-old plane, and the video was filmed in late 2023 in Texas, which means the plane was likely built in 1940.

That figures, considering the plane was introduced in 1934 but remained in production for over 10 years.

Are old vehicles safe today?

The short answer is, sort of.

When it comes to cars, we can’t expect Jason Momoa’s 1929 Rolls-Royce to be just as safe and reliable as Supercar Blondie’s brand spanking new Rolls-Royce Spectre.

Both are safe enough to be driven around for a parade or to a car show, but if you had to drive from Los Angeles to San Diego, the Spectre would definitely be the better option.

Things are a bit different when it comes to aircraft.

Ancient planes, we’re talking about planes that well over 70 or 80 years old, are perfectly capable of flying.

A while back, for example, Tom Cruise accepted an award while flying a WWII plane.

But the problem is that just because they can technically fly, it doesn’t mean they’re allowed to.

Unsurprisingly, rules and regulations when it comes to aviation safety are strict, which is why the very same YouTuber that showed this plane was forced to come up with a plan B when he bought Elvis Presley’s jet.

Jimmy Webb was told, in no uncertain terms, that the plane would never be airworthy again, so he decided to turn it into an RV.