08-12-2014, 10:40 PM
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...beats walking...
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Air flowing forward @ supersonic speeds ... makes you wonder what air can't do !
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ANALOGY:
• The "bow wave" going away ahead from bow of ship speeding thru WATER.
• The "bow wave" going away ahead from nose of aircraft speeding thru AIR.
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08-12-2014, 11:39 PM
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I pump JP-8, but only into ground vehicles.
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08-13-2014, 06:13 PM
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We used it to "wipe-down" our planes after every flight so the engine mechanics could *see* IF and from WHERE the oil leaks were.
However, it DID leave a nice WHITE exhaust pipe in my '65 MG Midget and NEVER had any engine knock or ping (ha,ha).
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If any of your planes were like some of the A-1 Skyraiders,you'd be wiping the whole thing!
(And some nameless airmen,working weekend duty were suspected of 'borrowing' MOGAS and AVGAS).'didn't ever look at tailpipes. 
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08-15-2014, 09:06 PM
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If any of your planes were like some of the A-1 Skyraiders, you'd be wiping the whole thing!
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Yep, those R-3350's were known for "slobbering" oil:
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08-16-2014, 02:39 PM
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If any of your planes were like some of the A-1 Skyraiders,you'd be wiping the whole thing!
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A-1 Skyraiders, too bad we quite flying those. I started on business jets; wiping way too many surfaces with MEK...back when we still used it.
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08-16-2014, 02:59 PM
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A-1 Skyraiders, too bad we quite flying those. I started on business jets; wiping way too many surfaces with MEK...back when we still used it.
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OOOOOOOOOOOOh! Nasty stuff!
My brother has suffered health-related issues from his exposure to carbon tetrachloride.
 Gotta love solvents!!!!!!
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