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Sr-71 Leaks Fuel Here’s Why The Leaked And Why Some Blackbird Spy Planes Donated To Museums Still

Flying at mach 3+ from 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of earth's surface per hour. It was a specially designed fuel with an increased flash point to keep the aircraft and personal safe from fire, and to reduce the amount of vapors inhaled by ground personal.

This bird from the cold war era was made to spy on soviet military infrastructure and industry and could do that with unprecedented precision and speed Once the aircraft is as cruise speeds, it tends to seal itself It even looks like a spaceship, even though it was designed back in 1950's

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But did you know it was leaking fuel all over the runway

Shell oil was called upon to invent a compound blend to meet the.

It's actually designed not to leak fuel (and no, the bae 146 does not use apus as engines) Yes, there are gaps in the panels, but they're sealed with a specific kind of sealant to stop the fuel from leaking out.

Facts You Didn’t Know About the SR-71 Blackbird | I Like To Waste My Time
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Here’s why the SR-71 Leaked Fuel (and why some Blackbird Spy Planes donated to Museums still
Here’s why the SR-71 Leaked Fuel (and why some Blackbird Spy Planes donated to Museums still

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