I guess you hardly see the structural condition of the airframe.
The B-52s went through several upgrade programs in the 70ies and 80ies. In the end, the official limit (in terms of cycles and flight hours) is still far in the future for most airframes.
Biggest issue are the engines, which are so outdated and require intensive maintenance.

Hanging modern engines on the wings is technically a relatively trivial challenge – the money to do it isn’t.
The re-engining of KC-135’s is a lesson on how to, and how not to, do it.

The South African Navy are currently shopping around for 1 or 2 LHDs. (A single big one or a pair of smaller ones)
More than one commentator has suggested that a version of the Spanish model being built for Australia would do very nicely.

Here’s one that features the Denel Rooivalk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axhSaYa2TNw

South African SAAB Gripen D

Perfect photo of a stunning plane!

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I watched it live on National Geographic TV.
The wing has 4 Turbomeca Microturbo TR-3 turbojet engines, (intended for model planes or small UAVs).
The commentators said the wing weighs about 120 pounds and has a 9 foot span. The tips (about 2feet) folded to fit through the PC6 “launch plane” door.
The engines were started while inside the Pilatus cabin. The wingtips unfolded imediately after he jumped. Total flight time Calais to Dover was just a bit under 10 minutes.

See http://jetmanlive.com

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Originally Posted by Plazz
I believe that this is the first time that more than one Buccaneer has taxied in front of a crowd since Lossiemouth 1994? Quite exciting to be a part of if true!

Not true
There are three airworthy Buccaneers in Cape Town.
You can even have a flight in one.
See http://www.thundercity.com
They also have EE Lightnings and Hawker Hunters.