>the F-16 uses hydrazine for its EPUWas there really not anything else they could have used other than one of the nastiest chemicals around to work with?
>>61965543they considered it but found it to be not as cool
>>61965543because it's betterand the US is in the position where it doesn't matter how dangerous or expensive something is when it comes to military equipment, because the US can literally pay any amount for anythingand they will so long as it's better
>>61965543Ideally you don't lose an engine where you have to use the EPU.
>>61965543They needed a propellant that works reliably with minimal maintenance, also there is no time for APU (or EPU in this case) spinup because modern fighters dont like to fly straight
>>61965543The same reason why asbestos is used for SOME things under very limited cases: because it's really fucking good at what it does and the use case for it
>>61965543They wanted a very small and light fighter so they used a small energy dense EPU, makes sense given the design goals and the lax attitude towards chemical exposure at the time.
>>61965543(You) don't *deserve* hydrazine.
>>61965543Storable monopropellants all suck and most of them suck more than hydrazine
>>61965543hydrazine might be toxic but unlike other monopropellants it doesn't degrade or explode for no reason, pick your poison
>>61965592why do you retarded liberals always treat asbestos like its nuclear waste or something? its a great fire retardant building material that has been used literally since the stone age. its only "dangerous" under prolonged exposure to broken up asbestos. as long as you dont knock over your asbestos wall there are zero health effects
>>61966012The issue is the guy making that sheet and the guys hanging them.Liberals have this crazy idea that life is valuable even if they are lowly tradies or factory workers.
>>61966012Its a generation thing. Youngsters get freaked out by this sort of thing, they do the same with lead plumbing.
>>61966057>Liberals have this crazy idea that life is valuable even if they are lowly tradies or factory workers.
>>61966080>>61966012Yes. I, too, am in favor f bringing back leaded gasoline. And other family values. So long as you don't breath close to a running engine, you'll be fine. Probably.
>>61965543>the F-16 uses hydrazine for its EPUI have bad news Anon, the US Army were thinking about doing something worse with Hydrazine.
>>61965543I guarantee they did an extremely exhaustive trade study on fuels and APU designs and this won, even with it's downsides.
>>61966057>Liberals have this crazy idea that life is valuable even if they are lowly tradies or factory workersYou couldn't even type it without breaking character, useless fag.
>>61966163NTA but...what?
>>61966488>not knowing what very basic irony isHe was clearly being ironic my autistic friend
>>61966512>it's irony broGo back to watching Rick and Morty.
>>61965557>because the US can literally pay any amount for anythingexcept for personnel, you forgot that part
>>61966221Jesus Christ
>>61965543All monopropellants are nasty, even the "green" HAN. No monopropellants are too complex.
>>61966012Because there are retards who will still smash asbestos materials up with hammers and no PPE and make everyone around them breathe in airborne needles
>>61965543It could have been worse.>A mixture of hydrazine and red fuming nitric acid (HNO3 + N2H4) was used as liquid rocket fuel during the Soviet space program, where it became known as "devil's venom"
dumb frogposter
>>61965543>hydrazine for its EPUUSA USAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7LP1JAVtM4
>>61965543>>61968627personally I think they should use Diazomethane and have it use a needle poking into it instead of a firing pin.Replacing gunpowder with a gas that explodes in contact with sharp edges sounds fun and safe.
>>61965543Hello ukie, is it true that yall ran your first combat missions today?
>>61966057>LiberalsStop misusing that word. Thomas Jefferson was a liberal. Nuliberals are leftists, aka>You can do whatever you want, as long as I approve and I believe the government should prohibit everything else.
