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Old 6th Oct 2010, 00:32
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Pugilistic Animus
 
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Some crossover models such as a Siai Marcchetti, or ex-mil stuff T-6 Texan...Aerobatics in that sense is barnstorming...it's old, I think some measure of tradition is involved...say nothing of having thinner wings...less complexity less weight...and um....um...other stuff I guess
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