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Discussion in 'Australia' started by Steve355F1, Oct 23, 2014.

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  1. IanB

    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    Can you land & take off on dirt strips Steve?
     
  2. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Yes. It’s the first mid size biz-jet in the world to get approval for unsealed strips (as far as I’m aware).
    If you look closely ours has the “kit” for this attached to the nose-wheel.
    God only knows how much that costs in the options list...

    Last week they took it to the far north of SA for a photo snd video shoot of it landing and taking-off on dirt strips.
    I’ve seen a few of the pics. It is absolutely amazing.
    I think there’ll be a media release in a week or so.
     
  3. moretti

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    Yes the front wheels are the problem

    The F111 had a tyre mod done after we lost a plane in Ohakea in NZ many years ago on a very wet airfield

    The spray from the original tyres caused a double flameout and the plane crashed
     
  4. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    That’s right. You can see in the first pic that the nose wheel tyre has very significant chines to deflect spray away from the engines.

    Second pic shows the gravel kit.


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  5. moretti

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    We also lost a couple of engines when we first went to Tindall on a reccy

    The suction from 25000 pounds of thrust sucked rocks into the engine ........ oops
     
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    Ah apologies - I thought the article said this was the 'first' of the new Kingairs so I took that to be 'yours'; and thanks for clarifying that funding is regionalised.
     
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    Jeez, look how dirty it is already - you need JM over there with his gurney! :)
     
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    Nice...
     
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    Why are you using your wheel barrow on the tarmac....:)
     
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    I like to think of it as my front splitter. Even if it is facing the wrong way...
     
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    Not uncommon around here. [emoji16]

    NTTAWWT
     
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    I'm pretty sure that's an ARDU plane
     
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    So he's looking down her blouse to get an idea of the nose cone for the next 7x7 ?
     
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    ARDU know that?
     
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    They had a lot of cameras and those markings are for research calibrations
     

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