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Old 25th Jun 2011, 08:18
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There were lots of comments at the time at Yeovil was that they were significantly different in body parts
Yeovil has nothing to shout about. In the early 70s Odiham engineering were doing the normal trick of using the components of an aircraft coming in for servicing to get the predecessor out. After doors popping and various panels, including the doghouse, coming loose they had a make and mend day. All the panels had their original XW No stencilled on the inside so they put every panel back on its original aircraft which solved the problem.

Why, Why, Why didn't they put the 332 single wheel navy undercarriage on it. It solves half the rolling problem and at a 900ft/min rating solves the hard landing problem too.
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