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Old 4th Dec 2017, 20:43
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sycamore
 
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TR, ahh well, then, `e`ll be at 2800 rpm then !!,`plus de puissance ,mon ami`.
Yes I flew H-T`s,and my arms still ache,thinking about it..!!
It`s a very stable machine,and,as it has a short stick(as there is a pull-out chart table under the instrument panel-similar on USN aircraft),aileron and elevator `gearing`/effort to change the aircraft`s roll and pitch is quite heavy /hard work if you want to be doing an `aggressive` display,or avoid the `flak`.Get the nose too low in a descending spiral,and it`s 2 hands on the stick,feet on instrument panel,or use the trimmer...You also have to keep a trickle of power on for a 3-pointer or run out of elevator.Metal covered ailerons and elevators may have helped....I really enjoyed flying it,and have enormous admiration for the guys that went to war in it....
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