On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 16:17:29 -0500, David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Arnt Karlsen writes: > > > ..another point you guys may be aware of, is that some jets > > (military only?) tank _cold_ (40-50 Centigrades below zero) > > fuel, this allows burning off fuel as it expands on heating > > up to tank temperature, so these jets arrive at mission > > target altitude with "still full tanks". > > You wouldn't want to do that with civil jets -- imagine a 747's wing > tanks exploding because it got stuck in an hour-long line for takeoff > and the fuel heated up too soon. > ..well, I'm only 99% sure about military only. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
