As an aircrafts operational life is extended and extended, it is a fact of life that it becomes less ‘original’ in terms of the metal and original components it started with. This is necessary as safety is paramount. It is a nebulous argument as even the most original aircraft that have flown continuously since ‘born’ (I.e. PZ865, MH434, LF363 etc) have had to have parts replaced to keep airworthy. They do have a link to their original self and such replacement is natural wear and tear.
What I like is that, in this case, we can please all the people all the time if they just adopt common sense. We can use non airworthy parts to enhance and originalise further the museum examples.
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