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Old 19th Apr 2013, 20:23
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cockney steve
 
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Unless my old eyes and scratched bin's are decieving me, the pretty picture of the blue box has only 2 visible screws holding the top on at the front....even assuming a repeat on all four sides, that's 8 fasteners.

I submit that , given the front and top layouts, given the "demo" unit in the frame on the right and in the absence of a sound-track or a view of the whole stage, -this is, indeed, a presentation on the lines of,-
"This is what we tried to get away with.....and this is the way we've addressed the most visible shortcoming."

I can't say I'm surprised the FAA has approved the modifications.....almost anything has to be an improvement on the original.
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