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To: Red Badger
Of course not. That would cause more global warming................

Well I wasn't thinking about global warming, maybe I'm missing a joke.
Anyway I don't know if you knew, the SR-71 leaked fuel(JP-7) like crazy, they would put big pans like cookie pans underneath when it came back from a mission to catch the special fuel it hadn't used in flight, that is why sometimes when it came back from a mission it would fly around the bases a couple times to use up as much of the fuel it could before landing.
When it took off, they would only fill it up enough to get if off the ground, and then they would refuel it in mid air with a Specialized KC-135Q tankers that were modified to fly faster then normal for refueling, and the SR-71 would slow down to almost stall speed to refuel.
When it flew fast the titanium skin would expand and seal up the leaks. But every flight they would have to calculate how much they needed for refueling, etc. and that is all they would use in the mission. The JP-7 fuel had a high flash point so they didn't have to worry about some one smoking etc. and setting it on fire.

108 posted on 01/12/2018 5:03:33 PM PST by ReformedBeckite (1 of 3 I'm only allowing my self each day)
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To: ReformedBeckite
Anyway I don't know if you knew, the SR-71 leaked fuel(JP-7) like crazy

Yes, fairly common knowledge around these parts........................[Eglin AFB, LOL!]...............

126 posted on 01/15/2018 6:05:03 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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