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Old 14th Dec 2008, 11:07
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Me and a lotta blocks here could tell you lots of good things about a '47.

I only have a couple of hundred hours in a 269, but plenty others would tell you about them.

BUT, if you get yourself an R44 then pretty soon your 206 will be the back up. and you might still be looking for a '47 to replace it.

if you really want a '47, stay away from the 540, (G4 or G4A) and the 3B2A, if there are any left that is. That is the wet sump, turbocharged 435 with the 900 series xmon, it will lift an extra 150 pounds more than the others, as long as it is on the hook.

The 540 specialises in split crankshaft ops, followed very quickly thereby with silence and the other in short order, silent ops, after the magneto idler fails.

The 3B2 and 3B1 are both excellent. G5's or 5A's are good if you are in cool climes and the tomcat variety is an extra good ag machine.

do your sums, include airspeed.
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