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To: SeeSharp

“Russian maintenance is as good as any when they are getting paid.”

You need to keep ‘em sober too which can be tricky when they like drinking the fuel.

http://rt.com/news/russian-engineers-died-methanol/


54 posted on 05/28/2011 8:23:09 PM PDT by PotatoHeadMick
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To: PotatoHeadMick; SeeSharp
You need to keep ‘em sober too which can be tricky when they like drinking the fuel.

Maintenance crews servicing MiG-25's used to drain the brake fluid and drink it -- it was pure ethanol. It was a medium-sized readiness headache. So to speak.

63 posted on 05/30/2011 9:04:58 PM PDT by lentulusgracchus (Concealed carry is a pro-life position.)
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