Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Modernize, as an airplane.
8 letter answer(s) to modernize, as an airplane
RETROFIT
a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"
provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"
substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"
the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"
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