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TURBINE HELICOPTERS.)  AGAIN, IT IS FOR THIS VERY REASON THAT WE HAVE SPENT MORE TIME AND MORE ENERGY ON THE SELECTION OF OUR NEXT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAN MANY LARGE, INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS HAVE SPENT ON THE SELECTION OF THEIR EQUIPMENT. WE STUDIED AND EXPLORED EVERY POSSIBLE DETAIL THAT MIGHT HAVE AN EFFECT UPON OUR ABILITY TO PERFORM THE TYPE OF SERVICE FOR WHICH WE ARE CERTIFICATED.

WE ARE CONVINCED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF OUR PRESENT FLEET OF SINGLE PISTON ENGINE HELICOPTERS WITH MULTI-TURBINE BOEING VERTOL 107 MACHINES IS, BY ANY MEASURE, THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION YET MADE BY OUR COMPANY.  THIS MACHINE, POWERED BY TWO GENERAL ELECTRIC T-58 GAS TURBINE ENGINES, WILL CARRY TWENTY-FIVE PASSENGERS AND IS GUARANTEED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO CRUISE AT 135 KNOTS.  DURING OUR EVALUATION TESTS, WE FLEW IT IN EXCESS OF THAT SPEED.

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INCIDENTALLY, DURING THE COURSE OF THESE FLIGHT TESTS, WE OBSERVED CAREFULLY THE STABILITY AND CONTROL RESPONSE)

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[[right margin]] Comparative 25 135 [[/right margin]]