>> Why these air shows always run 50-yr old aircrafts? While I am not expert in
>> this field by any means, I do think these aircrafts are inherently dangerous.
All aircraft are inherently dangerous - flight is not a state the human form can achieve unassisted. If the assistance gives up flight is impossible.
The Hunter is no way unproven. It first flew in 1951 and entered RAF service in 1954. For a few weeks in 1953 it held the world speed record for jet aircraft. I watched Swiss Airforce examples practice dogfights over lake Lucerne in 1983 and it flew with the RAF as a trainer until the nineties.
We've so far no idea why this crash occurred. Even if the particular Hunter's age was a factor it doesn't mean the problem is incurable and that grounding all old planes is the only option.
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