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Old 5th Aug 2007, 05:51
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We had trouble with a dead axial accelerometer the other day in the tail, but when the VXP works it works well, and yes it is collecting TR data in flight.

Main Rotor .08 IPS average and TR now .1 IPS average.

600 hours so far and still smooth and no smoking rivets or cracks in the tail.

Finished changing a AFCS Actuator today, it takes a hell lot of time to do because you need to drop the ceiling and remove forward interior just to get to be able to get access to the overhead panels that also need to be removed to get at the roll & pitch actuators. The Agusta design engineer designed that installation obiliously never worked on a helicopter before.
It could of been done a lot more simpler. The ceiling a bit of a challenge as you need at least 4-5 people to install it.
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