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Old 21st Aug 2017, 18:16
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Fareastdriver
 
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The Singapore Air Force use 332Ms. The have the single wheel undercarriage which is stressed for a 5 m/sec (980/ft./min) landing. As I know, apart from a visual inspection, there is no further action required up to 7 m/s.

The 330 Puma is a different ball game but I have landed the 330J on high deck working boats in the casevac roll across the deck with 8 degrees pitch and 12 degrees roll without frightening myself too much.

The Super Puma, in comparison, is a gentle lady even if you really thump it in, and I know, being a world authority on heavy landings, the two stage undercarriage turns a disaster into a, for the passengers, normal arrival.

Why the RAF didn't fit the single wheel undercarriage to the Puma Mk2 I will never understand.

Prima false economy.
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