[quote=Grant_Garvey]Pics or it didn't happen right?
In the first picture, I see a fuel truck in the background and a wet spot under the left wing.......the vent tube must be working.
Some airplanes were designed to spend most of their life in flight...
In order for the SR-71 to fly the worldwide missions, it has a special fleet of modified KC-135Q tankers for refueling. SR-71s run on JP-7 fuel, that fills the six large tanks in the fuselage. The component parts of the Blackbird fit very loosely together to allow for expansion at high temperatures. At rest on the ground, fuel leaks out constantly, since the tanks in the fuselage and wings only seal at operating temperatures.
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