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4th Aug 2014, 17:46

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Dengue_Dude

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Did you guys notice the Yank SF aircraft had two external tanks on each wing . . . that must be obscene.

Bordering on 80,000 lb fuel (average fuel flow 5,000 lb/hr) and the bloody thing was being in flight refuelled . . . NO!!!

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