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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Strong View Post
    Merc tried that, did not fly.

    Dave
    It did go very well but the cost at the time said they cant market it.
    Those dynamics will be different now.
    So we missed out on years of prop development.
    Can you imagine a sob with no steering torque
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