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Old 3rd Nov 2022, 11:02
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You thought flying through a hangar was impressive! I'm going to fly this through a C-5's hold!

and speaking of C-5s...

Sir Clive repurposes those old Sinclair C-5s...
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At last they've found a use for it. The model aircraft club members can use it as a tug to launch their gliders.
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Obviously, we only need the elastic band for takeoff.
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Stealthy? Is it Stealthy?? ...Dear boy this has the radar cross section of a hummingbird....
Err ... but it's smaller than a hummingbird sir ..
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SAAB* designed of course
* other automotive vehicle manufacturers with a fresh new radical design are available
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Range?? Well it 'should ' be enough to get aross the River in Paris, ..or i"ll be Insane
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Pierre thought that the men in white coats were engineers, but they were there to make sure he got 'certified'.
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Old 3rd Nov 2022, 13:29
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You don't need a twin rating to fly it, just a fuse rating...
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Was it built by SOCATA?

Nope, SOCKETA...
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'Ere, I can't get it to take orf!

That's cos it's been properly grounded!
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Too close for double A’s, switching to triple A’s!
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The first captured Iranian drone was quite a shock!
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The hardest part was getting his watch to fit in the cockpit with him!
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And if you think that’s bad, wait til you see where the FO sits!
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Pierre spent most of lockdown in his own little bubble.
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Wow, look what The Repair Shop upcycled from an old Bubble Car.
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When asked what he thought of the aircraft's performance during the first Test Flight.....the Test Pilot responded "Merde!"!
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...and when it's not flying, I grow Canabis in it...
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