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Old 25th Mar 2007, 18:58
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Agaricus bisporus
 
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India, don't know if you've ever been up close to a Gannet - It is a HUGE aeroplane, the cockpit is about as far up as that of a 737 and being a naval type it seems machined out of solid billets. It may look like a biddy little single but this is a monster with tits on!

When they did some tests on one (Dowty, contra rotating noise tests??) at Culdrose in the early '80s the speed of taxiing and high speed wing folds were something to see. And the noise! Jeesus! Earsplitting!

Bring one back!!!
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