{"id":12705,"date":"2019-01-14T17:34:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T01:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/production.vansaircraft.com\/?page_id=12705"},"modified":"2024-05-31T16:05:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T23:05:44","slug":"faq-technical-builder-items","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vansaircraft.com\/faq-technical-builder-items\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below you&#8217;ll find\u00a0<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">information request topics\/questions we\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 2rem; letter-spacing: 0.01rem;\">commonly receive from builders and customers. 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