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Old 14th Feb 2006, 08:45
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jwcook
 
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Err..... you can add the Daily Mirror to the Guardian.

See
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_obje...name_page.html


Hmm... Jeremy Armstrong is not a fan...

Another source said: "There are horrendous problems. The computer system is a mess and nothing seems to work properly. Some of the pilots don't feel the Typhoon is safe. It's simple as that."
Would they be french sources???

Our source said: "The crew used the computer in the usual way as they came in. But the front wheel wouldn't come down. Nor did it with the manual over-ride for use in emergencies.

"The pilots were so far down on landing they had to use the emergency parachute.

"The back end and undercarriage went up in flames. Fire crews put down foam which prevented further fire and the whole thing going up. But what if that had happened in battle?"
Blimey!!! sounds totally different to what the pictures showed...

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