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Old 21st Mar 2003, 21:40
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Genghis the Engineer
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Hopefully.

I used to routinely jump between two we had at Boscombe Down which were successive serial numbers. The difference in headroom at the same seat height setting was about 2 inches.

There was also a wonderful story just after they got installed at RAF Cranwell. Somebody decided to line them all up for an AOC's inspection. So they were duly lined up, spinners all in a perfect line. Then somebody realised that there was about 10" of stagger between the backs of the rudders. I think the AOC was carefully shepherded to the front of the aircraft only.

And that's the stories that won't get me hunted down under the official secrets act.

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