Thank you .. I was just about to point that one out.Given that military helecopters use D.U. on their rotorblades (to improve the characteristics of angualar momentum) I doubt they'd be doing it with radioactive isotopes.
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Hagbard ... it's been a long time.,
Tue 2 Nov 2004, 18:53,
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Commercial airliners also use DUas counter balances for control surfaces. This includes the 747 and most other modern passenger aircraft.
Did briefly get involved in radioactive stuff including DU, back then it was not considered too much of a problem as DU is about half as radioactive as natural uranium. But... research was onging...
And classified...
(Did briefly get involved in radioactive stuff including DU, back then it was not considered too much of a problem as DU is about half as radioactive as natural uranium. But... research was onging...
And classified...
enthusiastic amateur delurked at:,
Tue 2 Nov 2004, 19:06,
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