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Speedy11(at)aol.com
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 Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:15 am Post subject: FYI |
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The US Air Force has announced that it will scrap all 110 remaining T-3A Firefly training aircraft in the fleet. The planes were grounded in 1997 after numerous incidents and three crashes. While the Air Force attributed two of the fatal mishaps to pilot error, all three accidents involved problems with the engine, a six cylinder Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5 generating 260 hp driving a three-bladed prop.
According to GlobalSecurity.org, the T-3A's engine had failed 66 times during takeoffs or landings. The Air Force grounded 57 of the planes on ten separate occasions due to problems with either engines, fuel systems, or brakes.
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jbfjr(at)ev1.net
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:58 am Post subject: FYI |
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When I went to the EAA Fly-in at Hondo, TX last spring there
were dozens of these planes sitting under open covers, wasting
away. It's a sharp looking plane but I guess not too airworthy.
What a waste of tax dollars!
John Franklin
GN-1 Aircamper
Corvair 164cid
Richmond, TX
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