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Old 7th November 2001 | 14:11
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EchoTango
 
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I thought that Isopropanol was the common liquid for compasses and the like. It is in the family
Methanol
Ethanol
Propanol, Isopropanol
Butanol etc

It is an alcohol with a vapour pressure a little below our favourite ethanol, but still toxic and unhealthy in vapour form in an enclosed cockpit.

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