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"B S D Chapman" mail-at-benchapman-dot-co-dot-uk wrote in message
news That's a bit of a laugh though, isn't it? 8 seconds was the book figure, but you'd be bloody lucky to last that long! That's because there's so much dihedral on the wings all the fuel runs downhill to the upper tanks when you're inverted, so you only have what's in the fuel lines! Paul |
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