Valerie Aurora 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🇳🇱 on Nostr: [screaming] "It is a common misconception that the planes refueled shortly after ...

[screaming] "It is a common misconception that the planes refueled shortly after takeoff because the fuel tanks, which formed the outer skin of the aircraft, leaked on the ground."

"The fuel was used as a heat sink for the rest of the aircraft to cool the pilot and the electronics."

Every time I read about the fuel system on the SR-71 I shriek internally. How did they even conceive of this!