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Old 23rd Mar 2016, 16:51
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Schiller
 
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RedhillPhil

Not really true, RedhillPhil. We used to launch with full internal fuel - with a catapult launch TOW was never an issue. But the SFC of the beast was appalling and we used a Scimitar to top up about 25 mins after launch to give us a decent range.
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