(December 30, 2019 at 12:12 pm)onlinebiker Wrote:(December 30, 2019 at 12:04 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: The skin expanded when it heated. If it was tight on the ground it would be in danger of buckling at speed. People have been amused to see it set fire to the runway on take-off.
A USAF vet I knew was the sorry bastard that hung out on the tarmac with a big CO2 bottle in case of fire.
He said his job was to make sure the aircrew didn' t die alone...
They didn't want to risk a perfectly good fire truck?