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Old 15th Dec 2001, 18:25
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paco
 
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I took this from another discussion.

"except the only time I ever got into the "Servo Transparency" in my 2,000 + Astar hours was in a B model (Approx 4000 lb AUW) in a gentle turn around a fire on a calm August day at 4,000 Ft....go figure that one out??? "

I only mention it because somebody said that it only happens under extreme conditions. I have found that things like this that could happen often do just when you don't want them, despite what designers and test pilots say. In that respect, I think it should have been fixed before now. The accumulator is there to allow reduction in speed in a timely manner without going to the expense of adding a second hydraulic system.

And talking about hangovers from gazelles.... our Twinstar has a crap electrical system as well, but I won't go there....

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