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From: ifaq570@walt.cc.utexas.edu (allen kitchen)
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Subject: Re: SR-71 innovations
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Date: 10 Oct 90 00:07:14 GMT
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From: ifaq570@walt.cc.utexas.edu (allen kitchen)

	Hello to everyone... but down to business. Here is a little
first and second hand data on the Blackbird.
	
	Yes, the fluid in the engines ( I have a hard time calling
it oil ) is so stiff it is for practical conversation a solid. Also
the hydralic system on the bird is a nitemare.

	Yes, the plane leaks like a sieve until it gets hot and 
expands. It is easy to tell where the plane is... just follow the
trail of jp-7.

	Yes, the fuel is hard to burn. In order to burn, the fuel 
has to have a catalyst. What the catalyst is I'm afraid I don't 
know. But noone has ever been burned by a jp-7 spill (except one
occasion where LOX was spilled on it )

	It is sad that they deactivated the SR 71. It was truly
an inspired design. The locals in Okinawa called it "Habu" as it
looked amazingly like the head of the local venemous snake. The name
has stuck for some reason. It makes me wonder though, what kind of
technology are we flying now that no-one knows about? There are places
out in Nevada that they probably don't even tell the president about.
I won't bring up any Hanger 18 rumours, but tell me how many hangers
in Edward's AFB are strictly off-limits to anyone?



	::disclaymore...  it gonna wipem all out...::
allen