Adam P. wrote:
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Interesting that 'industry sources' have concerns over the mounting of the radars in the nose. I seem to remember a certain Chieftain down in Wollongong that had FLIR in the nose... as well as everything else it carried, it meant that when a liferaft got chucked out the back, the loadmaster couldn't leave the rear bulkhead or the aeroplane would go dangerously out of trim. A similar case of the aircraft not quite being fit for purpose?
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Adam,
As I was once one of the Senior Dropmaster's for the company that you are referring to, I can assure you that no such thing ever happened. The aircraft was always in trim during all phases of any drop operations.