Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: GSlob

OTOH, there's a reason the Russians called the MiG-25 the "Flying Restaurant" -- it used 500 liters of pure alcohol for cooling and hydraulics. A MiG-25 air base practically lived off the alcohol stores for the plane.


33 posted on 11/09/2006 8:05:33 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies ]


To: antiRepublicrat

Well, at Khrunichev plant [ICBMs and airspace] the employees once managed to siphon off the entire railroad tankcar of ethanol - they lifted the sealed lid by just a bit, put in a long flexible hose, and tossed the other end of the long thin tube over the fence, hiding it in a large bush which grew there. By the time it came to light, 60 tons ethanol tankcar was completely empty - I used to know some participants.


34 posted on 11/09/2006 12:17:44 PM PST by GSlob
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson