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Old 5th Feb 2021, 07:13
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brakedwell
 
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Originally Posted by dixi188
2 Darts WHINE on Heralds, F27s and 748s, but 4 Darts SING on a Viscount or Argosy.
I spent a bit of time spannering on cargo Heralds and used to make a bed on the boxes as far back as possible to get away from the noise.
One of our captains announced one night that he had just clocked up 10,000 hours on the Herald. He was a bit deaf.
I can't remember the Darts on the Argosy "singing", I found them noisy and was expecting hearing difficulties in later life, which fortunately has't happened.



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