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From: chem001@hoss.unl.edu (Jonathan Skean)
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Subject: Re: Nitrogen Powered Aircraft
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Date: 12 Jan 91 01:24:04 GMT
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From: chem001@hoss.unl.edu (Jonathan Skean)
In <1991Jan10.025633.3978@cbnews.att.com> hpb@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Harry P Bloomberg) writes:
>   "...[Kelly] stopped work on the CL-400 nitrogen-powered reconnaissance
>aircraft, an intended successor to the U-2 when he determined the aircraft
>would not have adequate performance."

Since nitrogen is the gas which makes up the bulk of the Earth's
atmosphere, its use as a fuel would be a great event in the history of
technology.  Perhaps Aviation Leak meant to say "Hydogen".  Or maybe the
CL-400 worked on compressed air, like a kid's baloon released to fly
free!
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Jonathan Skean U of Nebr Chem CHEM001@HOSS.UNL.EDU JSKEAN@UNLCDC2.BITNET
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