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Old 25th February 2005 | 04:11
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ICT_SLB
 
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From: Nirvana South
Beleive the old BCARs actually required sufficient fuselage & wing plank thickness that a wheels-up wouldn't start a fire. I remember seeing a mod to add a skid plate to a certain popular Canadian jet after Cranfield had dragged a representative section around (never added to my knowledge).

It's been demo'd a few times in the Biz Jet world - at least once by the HS-125 and once by a GX after one too many gear horn tests. The latter suffered only scratches on the kevlar fairing with the FTE's comment "I thought it was a bit smoother than normal."
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