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"Merlin chopper was unsafe to fly"

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Old 13th Jul 2020, 10:31
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"Merlin chopper was unsafe to fly"

OK I know it's the Sun but really?

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/121036...em-tests-rain/


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Old 13th Jul 2020, 11:40
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"It's the rain wot dun it"
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Old 13th Jul 2020, 19:03
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Maybe its time we stopped worrying about environmental clearances at -40C and +50C for our aircraft and be more concerned about their ability to survive a couple of days sat on Salisbury Plain.
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The "wrong kind of rain" obviously - the helicopter equivalent of the "wrong kind of leaves / snow" for trains !
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Something like this?

https://assets.publishing.service.go...ng__G-ATBJ.pdf
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