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Old 24th March 2008 | 10:02
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Oldlae
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Leo de Vigne.

Nice chap, RIP. Leo came out to Abu Dhabi in the early Seventies to fly the Bristow Whirlwinds. He passed on a tip which I never used, WW Nr is 220 - 222 RPM, most were set at 222. Leo said that the WW would lift more if the Nr was set at 220.
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