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Old 18th August 2003 | 09:09
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Blacksheep
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From: The spiritual home of DeHavilland
Thumbs down Ireland's revenge...

Aah, that'd be the Shorts Belfast - not an aircraft as such, more of an aeronautical contrivance.

The design engineers were dressed in straight-jackets and driven from the asylum to the office every morning. We used to imagine them sitting chained to their drawing boards, giggling hysterically all day as they dreamed up yet more and more peculiar systems and odd equipment locations, to bamboozle the production line and maintenance men. I'm sure they would have put in flapping wings if they could have got away with it.

I was amazed when Heavylift decided they could operate the abominable contraption as a commercial venture and stay in business...

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