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"I'm struggling to rotate"
"What, to lift off?"
"No, to turn the wheels"
"What, to lift off?"
"No, to turn the wheels"
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"I don't rate these new bladder tanks much"
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
The initial prototype for soft field operations showed the designers had an over inflated view of their own abilities.
Flying low level in this machine posed some problems....as over time it grew tiresome.
See I told you ! Letting those Army blokes write the aircraft specs was a really, really bad idea..........
Well it has to be right ! the MAA approved it !
Just your typical Texas Puddle Jumper!
Avoid imitations
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In this aircraft, it would be better to light the tyres and kick the fires!
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It's almost a Michelin impossible, but I want you to do a Pirelli on the runway at Yokohama. If you do that then you'll have a Goodyear Mr. Cooper
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With larger wheels, redesigned wings and an enclosed cockpit, F1 would never be the same.
MoD's beancounters delivered substantial savings by overcoming the costly necessity of teaching Army Aviation's FAC's to actually fly.