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Old 29th Mar 2019, 12:02
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I think that is an easy one to answer.. An airplane generally needs more power selected to do a tight turn. That Jet-Blast would cause havoc with the loading operations behind the aircraft as it turns. So it's engines to cut-off and use a tug...

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