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

To: 2111USMC

Not water but a version of what is called AFFF. aqueous film fighting foam. It lays a vapor barrier on top of the fuel to seal in the vapors.


22 posted on 05/18/2011 7:21:01 PM PDT by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]


To: UB355
If you read up on KC-135s, they've had several engine revisions over time, but they've always been considered jet aircraft. The first version had turbo jet engines, while the latest models have turbofan engines, which most people generally think of a jet engines.
31 posted on 05/18/2011 7:52:18 PM PDT by dbalaska
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | 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