Re: Just a cool pic
Yep - as I understand it, the SR-71 was basically a giant gas tank and when sitting on the ground with the skin cold would leak like a sieve. After take-off they had to refill from a tanker before accelerating and the skin would reseal once they were at speed and the friction would warm the skin.
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