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Old 5th Jun 2020, 20:47
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Originally Posted by gulliBell
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.

Generator won't last long in the summer if you run the aircon with the engine at idle...
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