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Old 29th December 2022 | 02:30
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blackdog7
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From: Lower Troposphere
Originally Posted by Gordy
They have crash resistant fuel tanks.
Certainly not installed on earlier model EC130's. Machines produced from 1999 to 2012 have the good ol poly fuel tank that was installed on the 350 series since the 80's. They tend to rupture easily with a hard landing.
Most of the tour 130's in Vegas have been retrofitted or are newer models with CWFS.
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