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Old 6th Mar 2008, 09:58
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Regarding footnote 4:

>>15 gallon increase in fuel

And the assumption is all of that is usable? According to the SA representitves at Heliexpo, the increase is due to a reshaping of the tank filler pads. There is no change to the basic airframe.

There was no answer to if the new pads could retrofit to older models.

Something seems fishy. If it is such a simple matter to increase the fuel, why haven't we seen a "-76 range extender kit" stc'd years ago??

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