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Originally posted by zeitghost View PostThis used to be mildly amusing.
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ok, line manager has been whinging about getting stuff in a day early. I have busted my chops and some of the project teams chops to get it all done on time
Where are they now? In a f***ing wine bar. And they haven't finished their stuff for the deadline.
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Originally posted by norrahe View Postok, line manager has been whinging about getting stuff in a day early. I have busted my chops and some of the project teams chops to get it all done on time
Where are they now? In a f***ing wine bar. And they haven't finished their stuff for the deadline.
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Originally posted by HeliCraig View PostI'll give you that. Amazing piece of kit.Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghost View PostAnd it leaked fuel from day one."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostIntentionally by all accounts.
It stopped leaking once it got up to temperature.Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghost View PostI suspect it cost too much to consider fixing.
It stopped leaking once it got up to temperature.
To allow for thermal expansion at the high operational temperatures, the fuselage panels were manufactured to fit only loosely on the ground. Proper alignment was only achieved when the airframe heated due to air resistance at high speeds, causing the airframe to expand several inches. Because of this, and the lack of a fuel sealing system that could handle the thermal expansion of the airframe at extreme temperatures, the aircraft would leak JP-7 jet fuel onto the runway before it took off. The aircraft would quickly make a short sprint, meant to warm up the airframe, and was then refueled in the air before departing on its mission. Cooling was carried out by cycling fuel behind the titanium surfaces at the front of the wings (chines). On landing after a mission the canopy temperature was over 300 °C (572 °F), too hot to approach. Non-fibrous asbestos with high heat tolerance was used in high-temperature areas.[20]"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by WikiFuel
Development began with using a coal slurry powerplant,[20] but Johnson determined that the coal particles damaged engine components.
He then began researching a liquid hydrogen powerplant, but the tanks required to store cryogenic hydrogen did not suit the Blackbird's size and shape.[20]
I like it.Comment
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