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Old 23rd May 2013, 18:22
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henra
 
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Originally Posted by SASless
As to calling the 225 superior to the 92 is your opinion that does seem to be challenged by the current situation.
Did I miss something and they managed to get the MGB to run 30 mins w/o oil?
Did I miss something and they managed to stop the the Gearbox Housing feet from cracking?
Did I miss something and they managed to get the Level of vibrations down to a reasonable level?
Did I miss something and the S-92 meanwhile achieves the same payload/range as the EC225?

(And I'm writing this not to denegrate the S-92, rather just to show how easy blunt bashing is)

I understand nationalistic pride (and I'm from neither Manufacturer's County) but does the S-92 really deserve this blind defending or is the denigration of the competing model simply because you know of all the shortcomings of your national manufacturer's product and you're looking for revenge?

I tried to keep out of this but your constant gleeful bashing really starts to get annoying even for the otherwise quiet reader...

And now after having vented back to lurking...
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