[modeleng] Re: Alumin(i)um and lead

Tim,
      What was the purpose of the depleted uranium used by Boeing in the 747
?

Dennis Jewitt
Kent UK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Rickard" <the_viffer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 6:10 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Alumin(i)um and lead


> Good point Charles
>
>
>
> I heard someone used old carbide tips as ballast. Apparently the SG is
very
> high but I'd have thought you'd loose out on packing inefficiencies.
Boeing
> use depleted uranium or at least did until one of their jets totalled a
> block of flats in the Netherlands raising the heavy metal content of the
> countryside quite a bit.
>


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