Thanks for the info, that's the best news I've heard in 4 years.
I always thought that an injection system would have been the way to go.
I have never seen such an injection system on the HABU. I never knew of anyone who serviced such a system. But, that doesn't mean it didn't exist.
I wonder if Cesium Stearate has an MSDS? I had never seen one of those either.
The fact that JP-7 does not contain cesium is good news for all the veterans. It's also good to know that no radioactive isotope was used as well, although I didn't think it would have been.
I'm not confident that toxicity classifications are correct and up to date since this information of it's use is only now coming to fruition.
The only thing left to consider is whether or not cesium stearate is toxic by that use and those routes of exposure through the inhalation of burning exhaust.
Then again it may be that this system was only used in the A-12 and not the SR-71. That would put into perspective countermeasure or stealth differences between the aircraft, a fascinating development in their history.
Thanks for the info quellish, my sight has a narrower focus. Your research has answered many questions.
