Re: leaking planes Re: [really OT] (was: Re: [OM] OM] OT - Titanium)

[W. J. Liles]

Jan Steinman wrote:
>
> 
> Jet fuel is pretty much like kerosene, in terms of volatility.
> ("Parafin" to Her Majesty's Subjects. :-) As I recall, the SR-71
> burned ordinary JP-5, like other military jets. For some reason, the
> U-2 required JP-TS, 

Vice-versa.  The U-2 used regular JP4 or 5 and the SR-71 had the special
soup.

W. J. (Jerry) Liles

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