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Old 19th Sep 2011, 12:36
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jamesdevice
 
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I've seen stated several times (though I don't know how accurately) that at one point it was intended that the A-11/YF-12/SR-71 would burn boron hydride fuel (like the XB-70 was planned to do...)
Given the leakiness of the tanks and the pyrophoric nature of boranes I think the results would have been interesting to say the least! Dumping heat into a borane could only result in one thing
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