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From: ron@r2d2.UUCP (Ron Schweikert)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Smoking in flight.
Message-ID: <119@r2d2.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 6-Jan-86 14:01:51 EST
Article-I.D.: r2d2.119
Posted: Mon Jan  6 14:01:51 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 7-Jan-86 07:11:05 EST
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> I've been told that jet fighter planes have ashtrays.  Can anyone confirm this?
> How about other military aircraft, like the SR-71?  I assume all spacecraft are
> non-smoking; please advise me if I'm incorrect.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Mark Thorson  (...!cae780!weitek!mmm)

I worked as a crew chief on the SR-71 at Beale AFB in California from Feb of
1975 to Sept of 1980.  The crew wears a modified Gemini space suit.

Smoking is not possible.

Working line maint for other types of fighter aircraft on weekends also, never
seen an ashtray there either.  With all the liquid and gaseous oxygen in the
area, if ANYONE lit up ANYWHERE in the area, we'd all run...

Ron Schweikert
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