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Old 28th November 2001 | 18:04
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FE Hoppy
 
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weve been doing it for years in the mil. not to save gas but to ease nav and comms. And having dispenced and received fuel from heavy jets I can only say that I am a little worried about the claims of wake turb bringing down a heavy jet. I think we are in the process of learning about accumulative fatigue on bonded materials
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