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Old 6th Dec 2022, 20:49
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Originally Posted by megan
Wonder if the Huey tail boom attachment was helped by US Army folk jumping up on the tail stinger to give the tail rotor a close once over during preflight...
Also makes me wonder how many times during the fast flared landings in Vietnam jungle (as seen in footage and photos) would have resulted in strike of the tail skid/stinger?
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