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Old 27th Oct 2013, 01:07
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Aahh Pigboat, vital difference between the F227 and the Fokker F27 was the hydraulics vs the pneumatic system especially where you were operating. The pneumatics did not like cold weather! Nor did it heat up very well up front, sometimes sitting with blankets up front in the Arctic!

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