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Old 6th September 2019 | 14:25
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From: Den Haag
Originally Posted by wrench1
Never had the pleasure of an H3, but was around the 1st 92 production model(s) which spent a few hours on the pad each day in the beginning with the APU going. After a week or so each pad it was parked on, the grass next to the pad had a signature 92 burned spot. We wondered if it would ever cause a fire until one day there was a fire. Unfortunately, it wasn't the grass.
Yes - leaking hydraulic fluid at 4,000 PSI burns much better than grass!
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