raimius
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I fly 1969 vintage helicopters.That is generally no longer the case.
The oldest Apches in the Army date to the mid-80s but have been heavily modified and rebuilt into newer versions.
The oldest UH-60s are the same. With the arrival of the UH-60M the oldest Hawks have been divested and Ls from the early 90s are being slowly phased out. The 60Ms are new airframes.
The same goes for the F model Chinooks which are all-new milled aluminum airframes.
Even the old TH-67s are going and being replaced by the new Airbus UH-72.