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Old 28th May 2020, 11:05
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gulliBell
 
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Originally Posted by JokersWildMk.2
...The first three a/c were relatively light and flew very well..
Can't say I agree with you on that. At least initially they were tearing themselves to pieces in flight due to poor track and balance. I've never seen a blade flying so far out of track on an S76 that was supposed to be serviceable. And the #2 GEN's weren't lasting very long in summer either.
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