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Old 20th Jul 2007, 20:40
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ShyTorque

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The AS355N was a very quick aircraft to start and get airborne in the police role - probably the quickest.
I agree, we were once timed going for a "pursuit". Just 47 seconds from leaving the ops room to airborne with 3 pob. Mind you, we needed to be quick off the mark to have a good chance with an IAS of less than 120 kts!
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