jem3@pyuxf.cc.bellcore.com (John E McKillop) (05/25/91)
From: jem3@pyuxf.cc.bellcore.com (John E McKillop)
The May issue of AIR FORCE Magazine is the annual U.S. Air Force
almanac issue and contains many interesting items. One is the average
age of Air Force aircraft and I am listing this information without
permission of the magazine.
The data were current as of 30 Sep 90 and is divided into three
categories, i.e.:
1. Regular Air Force aircraft
2. Air Force Reserve aircraft
3. Air National Guard aircraft
Since I am almost 20 years older than the oldest Air Force aircraft, I
am taking the liberty of listing the aircraft by their average age in
years, oldest to newest. Please note that the E-8, E-9, F-5, F-117,
TR-1, U-2 and the ATF fighters are NOT listed.
As stated, the aircraft are listed by age in years. The number in
parenthesis after each aircraft type is the number of that type
aircraft in the inventory.
1. REGULAR AIR FORCE (6,724 aircraft with an average age = 17.0 years)
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38.9 yrs: T-33A, Lockheed (1)
35.5 yrs: C-131E, Convair (1)
32.9 yrs: F-100, North American Super Sabre (3)
31.8 yrs: F-106A, Convair Delta Dart (1)
29.9 yrs: B-52G/H, Boeing Stratofortress (230)
29.2 yrs: EC/KC/NC/RC/TC/WC-135A/B/C/E/G/H/J/K/L/N/P/S/U/V/W/X/Y, Boeing
(584)
28.9 yrs: T-39A, North American Sabreliner (11)
28.3 yrs: T-37B, Cessna Tweet (602)
24.5 yrs: AT/T-38A/B, Northrop Talon (804)
24.0 yrs: C-141A/B, Lockheed StarLifter (254)
22.8 yrs: T-41A/C, Cessna Mescalero (102)
22.1 yrs: CH/HH-3E, Sikorsky Jolly Green Giant (26)
21.5 yrs: OV-10A, Rockwell Bronco (77)
21.3 yrs: AC/DC/EC/HC/MC/NC/WC/C-130A/E/H/N/P/U, Lockheed Hercules (336)
" VC-137B/C, Boeing Stratoliner (7)
20.0 yrs: FB-111A, General Dynamics (39)
19.5 yrs: C-9A/C, Douglas Nightingale (23)
19.4 yrs: RF-4C, F-4E/G, McDonnell Phantom II (330)
19.3 yrs: EF-111A/F-111A/E/F/G, General Dynamics (327)
19.1 yrs: HH/UH-1H/N, Bell Iroquois (93)
18.1 yrs: A-7D, LTV Corsair II (14)
17.0 yrs: MH/TH-53A/J, Sikorsky (50)
16.6 yrs: T-43A, Boeing (15)
16.3 yrs: E-4B, Boeing (4)
15.6 yrs: OA-37B, Cessna Dragonfly (15)
10.9 yrs: E-3B/C, Boeing Sentry (34)
10.0 yrs: OA/A-10A, Fairchild Republic Thunderbolt II (440)
" U-6A, deHavilland Canada Beaver (1)
9.6 yrs: UV-18B, deHavilland Canada Twin Otter (3)
9.2 yrs: C-12A/D/E/F, Beech Huron (73)
9.0 yrs: C-5A/B, Lockheed Galaxy (83)
8.4 yrs: EC-18B/D, Boeing (7)
8.2 yrs: F-15A/B/C/D/E, McDonnell Eagle (765)
7.0 yrs: U-26A, Cessna Skywagon (1)
6.6 yrs: C-22B, Boeing (1)
5.7 yrs: KC-10A, Douglas Extender (59)
" C-21A, Learjet (79)
5.4 yrs: C-23A, Short Sherpa (18)
5.0 yrs: TG-7A, Schweizer (9)
4.1 yrs: C-20A/B, Gulfstream Gulfstream III (13)
3.6 yrs: TG-9A, Schleicher (4)
3.3 yrs: B-1B, Rockwell Lancer (96)
" F-16A/B/C/D, General Dynamics Fighting Falcon (1,027)
3.0 yrs: MH-60G, Sikorsky Pave Hawk (43)
1.1 yrs: B-2A, Northrop (1)
0.3 yrs: C-29A, British Aerospace (5)
0.0 yrs: VC-25A, Boeing (1)
2. AIR FORCE RESERVE (504 aircraft, average age = 23.3 years)
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35.3 yrs: AC-130A, Lockheed Spectre (10)
33.5 yrs: C-130A, Lockheed (2)
31.9 yrs: KC-135E, Boeing Stratotanker (30)
30.0 yrs: C-130B, Lockheed (35)
29.0 yrs: WC-130E, Lockheed (2)
27.2 yrs: C-130E, Lockheed (49)
25.9 yrs: HC-130P, Lockheed (7)
25.7 yrs: HC-130H, Lockheed (3) (NOTE: 2 HC-130H's, being converted to
HC-130P's, are not included in the count.)
25.5 yrs: WC-130H, Lockheed (2)
25.1 yrs: C-141B, Lockheed StarLifter (8)
23.1 yrs: CH/HH-3E, Sikorsky (17)
21.8 yrs: C-5A, Lockheed Galaxy (32)
21.0 yrs: HC-130N, Lockheed (4)
20.0 yrs: UH-1N, Bell Iroquois (5)
19.7 yrs: F-4E, McDonnell Phantom II (41)
12.0 yrs: A-10A, Fairchild Republic Thunderbolt II (97)
9.1 yrs: F-16A/B/C/D, General Dynamics Fighting Falcon (117)
4.2 yrs: C-130H, Lockheed (43)
3. AIR NATIONAL GUARD (1,731 aircraft, average age = 16.0 years)
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31.3 yrs: KC-135E, Boeing Stratolifter (116)
24.4 yrs: CH/HH-3E, Sikorsky Jolly Green Giant (6)
24.3 yrs: C-141B, Lockheed StarLifter (8)
23.1 yrs: RF-4C/F-4E, McDonnell Phantom II (256)
19.5 yrs: C-5A, Lockheed Galaxy (12)
19.3 yrs: C/HC-130E/H/N/P, Lockheed Hercules (221)
17.5 yrs: OA-37B, Cessna Dragonfly (40)
17.1 yrs: A-7D/K, LTV Corsair II (321)
16.5 yrs: T-43A, Boeing (4)
13.9 yrs: F-15A/B, McDonnell Eagle (125)
10.4 yrs: OA/A-10A, Fairchild Republic Thunderbolt II (102)
8.5 yrs: F-16A/B/C, General Dynamics Fighting Falcon (480)
5.7 yrs: C-22B, Boeing (4)
3.9 yrs: C-12F/J, Beech Huron (13)
3.0 yrs: C-21A, Learjet 35A (4)
1.6 yrs: MH-60G, Sikorsky Pave Hawk (8)
1.1 yrs: C-26A, Fairchild Metro III (11)