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Old 8th Sep 2011, 06:07
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Rigga: You have just blown your cover! The Bulldog is not deemed a 'complex' ex-military type. All Series and all Models of the Bulldog, including the ex-RAF T Mk 1 (designated the Series 120, Model 121), are civil-certificated as shown un UK CAA Type Certificate BA7. Their design and maintenance histories are known and they operate quite merrily just like any other certificated aircraft in the UK and elsewhere. In the US they are flown on the Experimental category because there is no FAA Type Certificate - no-one is prepared to take on the liability.

Now, if you had said, for example, Gazelle helicopter ....
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