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Old 30th Dec 2010, 16:31
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I think it was actually "SPEED, SPEED" if the speed fell below VAT!
Thanks for the clarification, Hockham Admiral, as I couldn't remember the exact phrase. The entire 'procedure' was written up in Flight International, many many years ago.

The C-133 was quite an advanced airplane for its time, according to some I've met who flew the type, however...it did, on occasion, have rather a bad reputation of chucking engines off the wing.
Something to do with the prop reduction gearbox, I think.
It was however, very large, could carry a lot, and was quite fast...and would fly far.
Not a bad combination.
A few were converted to civvy ops and used (mostly, as I recall) in Alaska.
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