Originally Posted by
rotorhead1026
Was this a II? I reckon a III is just as strong, but the extended tips would have been damaged as well. I don't doubt the story at all, though.
I remember 246 knots, actually (III), but that doesn't rhyme with "gate".
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The aerobatic metro was a III, they might have also replaced the tips, not sure.
Yup, 246 was it but the 248 to the gate just stuck during the go fast times.