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Re: SR-71
« on: April 25, 2015, 09:49:15 pm »
Sweet.  Wonder if the model leaks JP-7 like a sieve til the airframe gets up to temperature and seals the wet wings?  Lol.

Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Neat read.

I had a roommate that was from Thousand Oaks Calif and guarded those in Calif for part of his bit.

Copy paste.

Fuselage panels were manufactured to only loosely fit on the ground. Proper alignment was achieved as the airframe heated up and expanded several inches.[29] Because of this, and the lack of a fuel sealing system that could handle the airframe's expansion at extreme temperatures, the aircraft leaked JP-7 fuel on the ground prior to takeoff.