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Old 3rd June 2016 | 23:38
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The early Bell rocket propelled research aircraft used pressure from the onboard nitrogen source to run the gyros. The exhaust from the gyro was dumped into the cockpit to maintain pressurisation. The nitrogen main use was to pressurise the propellant tanks.
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