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Old 17th Aug 2014, 22:36
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John Eacott
 
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The original Sea King HAS1 carried 5,300lbs of fuel and burned 1,000lb/hr, the SAR option had ~7,000lbs fuel. No idea what they manage in the current iteration but I certainly had sorties of 5 hours in the HAS1, without refuelling.
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