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Old 5th January 2003 | 23:16
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Human Factor
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From: The Twilight Zone near 30W
You'll find that the nose cone of the front fan is often painted with an 'evil eye' swirly thing which is supposed to scare them off (think: 200ft wide albatross heading into my territory at a rate of knots - I'm off). Not sure how effective it is, I have experience of it not working!
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