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Old 2nd June 2006 | 18:20
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I was involved in a trial of a similar device fitted to an RAF Puma helicopter in 1979/80. It didn't reliably detect cables (even some of the main 250 foot high High Tension ones). The device was never fitted to squadron aircraft.
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