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SR-71 Blackbird: unique fuel and a new tanker for a special aircraft - The Times Hub

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Developers at Lockheed Corporation sought to create a machine that could perform tasks that no other aircraft could. But this required a unique energy source with an ultra-low ignition temperature and high thermal stability. None of the existing U.S. Air Force tanker aircraft could operate on JP-7 fuel. Therefore, the KC-135 tanker had to be modified to accommodate the new fuel source. The result was the KC-135Q model — a completely new version …
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