From: "W. J. Liles" <wliles@xxxxxxxxx>
Jan Steinman wrote:
>
> ... As I recall, the SR-71
> burned ordinary JP-5, like other military jets. For some reason, the
> U-2 required JP-TS,
Vice-versa. The U-2 used regular JP4 or 5 and the SR-71 had the special
soup.
Mea culpa! All I remember is they had both where I was, and one of
them had its own special milkman. Thanks for setting me straight!
: Jan Steinman <mailto:jans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
: 19280 Rydman Court, West Linn, OR 97068-1331 USA
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