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In the latter days of GR7 (2004/5) and onwards the jet had the 105 and 107 engine. The 107 engine was the "big" engine and allowed much greater performance/bring-back ie hovering alongside with stores or landing at KAF around 70/80 kts on a very poor surface.
Thanks for that... There was I, thinking the GR7 & GR9 had the smaller / older engine, and the GR7A/9A the bigger new one.
Hence my
What would GR9, with the same engine, wing and airframe as the 7, "have remedied"?
Yes, good spot, the GR7 had the bigger engine towards the end, so had better recovery performance
AFAIK only a % of "GR7" had the big engine, it was not a fleet upgrade... and fitting it made it a GR7A. Ditto GR9 v 9A.... but then what do I know
Who knows, maybe a T12 with a big engine was a T12A ( or maybe not
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