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Old 17th Jun 2016, 08:59
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"I think one of the oleos is stuck up" ...... "No, the other tyre has gone soft !"
 
Old 17th Jun 2016, 13:42
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"My cost-saving idea of fitting 'Eco-tyres' to the fleet in order to reduce runway wear has unexpectedly improved our flight safety record to 100% because we've had no bookings since the work was completed," said flying club Chairman Nigellos Borne enthusiastically.
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Old 17th Jun 2016, 13:46
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"What shall we call it?", he asked his wife.
"Beats me, John dear.", she replied.
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Old 17th Jun 2016, 13:51
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"You've called out the AA, Hoskins ? - can't you do a simple job like changing a wheel ?"
 
Old 17th Jun 2016, 14:43
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"That's right sir, the pause is over - I can carry one air cadet in the rear seat, and fifteen in each tyre..."
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Old 17th Jun 2016, 14:44
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Its based upon the Royal Air Force model....more wheels than aircraft!
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Old 17th Jun 2016, 16:42
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F**k tundra tyres, I'm going Arctic!
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Old 17th Jun 2016, 16:52
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"I think it's going to need a few mods before it goes into service !"
 
Old 17th Jun 2016, 17:50
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"Controlling the rather marked pitch-down on landing can be slightly tricky, so we're planning to fit a nosewheel as well" remarked designer H. Robinson.
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Old 17th Jun 2016, 19:46
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Yeh... I don't think this ram-air inflation idea is going to work.
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Old 17th Jun 2016, 20:23
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"It's a one-off for the Brobdingnagian Air Force - but they could only afford the wheels to start with !"
 
Old 17th Jun 2016, 21:29
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"My pilots course mates were always telling me I'd buy the farm one day, the way I flew, so I just want to be ready."
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Old 17th Jun 2016, 22:44
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"It's just so much cheaper than TFR."
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Old 17th Jun 2016, 23:16
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"In echelon, we simply interlock treads and gently bounce up and down," explained John Dunlop, leader of the Air Force Pneumatic Team, the Black Circles.
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Old 18th Jun 2016, 03:20
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Tower, this is Ghost Rider, requesting a drive by...
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Old 18th Jun 2016, 08:34
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Does it come with a tricycle undercarriage?
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Old 18th Jun 2016, 10:29
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"F-35 Cancelled, then what?"......"Well, at least it wouldn't burn a hole in a carrier deck !"
 
Old 18th Jun 2016, 15:50
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They're crossplys, can't you see it's not a radial.
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Old 18th Jun 2016, 15:59
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Is that a space saver on the back?
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Old 18th Jun 2016, 16:03
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" We'd better redesign the tailwheel to be retracting, Dr Boffin - that one's going to cause a hell of drag as it is !"
 


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