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24th Apr 2017, 21:33

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Ascend Charlie

Join Date: Sep 2002

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Yeah, been asked before - when the "pods" retract;

1. Front seaters' legs get crushed;
2. Retractable front wheel assembly gets mangled; and
3. Machine pitches nose down due to the whole structure c.g. being in front of the lifting surface.

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