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Old 19th Jun 2019, 12:30
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Originally Posted by Max Angle
If they had bought the Airbus option they could have had reverse thrust AND a higher offload.
They could have had reverse thrust. The Airforce did not want to because of complexity. The Airbus because of brake temp issues probably would have required it. Ramp space was a bigger issue with the A330 because it would not fit in the footprint of a 135.
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