Image is of the FTC-250 during the First Engine To Test trials at VAN DER LEE Turbo Systems in Zaandam, The Netherlands.
Image is of the FTC-250 during the First Engine To Test trials at VAN DER LEE Turbo Systems in Zaandam, The Netherlands.

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Image is of the FTC-250 during the First Engine To Test trials at VAN DER LEE Turbo Systems in Zaandam, The Netherlands.
Image is of the FTC-250 during the First Engine To Test trials at VAN DER LEE Turbo Systems in Zaandam, The Netherlands.


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