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"Jeez all those engines and I can still here the Air Engineer whining over them"
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Impressive as the engineering was, the payload of 3 boxes of eggs and a balloon was not of much military value, once the extra fuel tanks had been fitted.
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"And if you move the throttles like this with both hands you can play the national anthem on takeoff!"
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The only issue is that after the oil checks from no 1 - 18 are done, we are out of duty hours and a fresh crew take over with oil check no 1 - 18, and then we run out of duty hours and a fresh crew take over....
(groundhog day)
(groundhog day)
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Antonov, knowing the inherent reliability problems with their engines, designed the wings for multiple 'fifth pod' use and clearly, it was needed.
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Banned from flying in the Tropics due to its Cyclone inducing vortex's, Antonov's Freighter was left to hauling freight down motorways.
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Cap'n, Comrade Chief Engineering Officer is very cross with you - when you opened up to pull out of the line, you blew his hangar away - and when you did the full power check on the brakes you blew all the runway behind you away - and they haven't found the Runway Control Caravan yet !
One more day and then I will choose the worst, the best, and the winner......
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