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It's also cool that the whole thing was machined 'loose' so that it would expand as it heated up. Apparently the plane would leak fuel and oil when it was on t
by AdamN 4y ago
It's also cool that the whole thing was machined 'loose' so that it would expand as it heated up. Apparently the plane would leak fuel and oil when it was on the ground ...
- ridgeguy 4y agoYep, JP-7 [1]. Special low vapor pressure to mitigate accidental ignition hazard. The Sled leaked like a grad student's '69 VW bus in the hangar. Leak-free above > 1.5 Mach. (edit to add link) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JP-7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JP-7