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An issue with SR-71 materials and fuel: it leaked fuel (by design) when on the ground, because the panels needed room for expansion when they heated up during f
by fractallyte 4y ago
An issue with SR-71 materials and fuel: it leaked fuel (by design) when on the ground, because the panels needed room for expansion when they heated up during flight.
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/heres-why-the-sr-71-blackbird-airframe-was-designed-to-leak-fuel/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/heres-why-the-sr-71-blackbir...