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Old 16th Feb 2006, 02:37
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twinstar_ca
 
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as i remember, the 47J was developed to capitalize on the success of the 47G but increase it's appeal to the corporate market... the cabin was stretched to allow for 3 seating on the bench behind the drivers seat... probably the easiest of all the early machines to get into...

i know that when they were introduced into canada, there was a steep learning curve on how to work these machines in the bush... i remember reading of one driver who dug it out after a snowstorm in the north, only to find out that the tail boom was full of snow as well... you can guess what that did to the c of g..
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