Those are among the findings of a new report from the Pentagon’s Operational Test and Evaluation office (OT&E), first obtained by Time magazine. Test flights are “not permitted” within 25 miles of known lightning conditions due to a needed redesign to the On-Board Inert Gas Generating System (OBIGGS), which maintains correct oxygen levels in the fuel tank. The system is crucial to protecting the engine from exploding in case of a lightning strike.
Hmm, did they really mean to say that?
Or is it just another reason to give it the
chop'ity
chop,
chop
if they can't even
describe the basics correctly?? [fuel tank inerting]
