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Old 5th Mar 2019, 16:09
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Originally Posted by BTC8183
Reading the link in Chris Kebabs post, the unnamed source made the strange claim that the newly supplied US built trainers ( T-6 Texan?) are unable to fly over water. Ignoring the fact they were ferried across the Atlantic, does a plausible explanation exist for this claim?
I heard it was not that the Texans couldn't fly over water, which is a ridiculous claim, but that the cockpit was too small to fit Pilot+Growbag+Immersion Suit/LifeJacket. Apparently, in America they fly them in jeans and a T Shirt.
Probably not true though.
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