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Re: Cocoons

Posted by bdk on Wed Mar 03, 2004 04:06:14 PM

In reply top Cocoons posted by AndyG on Wed Mar 03, 2004 02:58:37 PM

The metal cans have a vacuum drawn on them. No air = No humidity. This is common for US military engine storage containers.

: I remember seeing an article in 'Flypast' a couple of year
: s ago where a collection of inhibited large radials (ex Sk
: yraider or T28?) had been 'discovered' somewhere like Viet
: nam, still in their moulded GRP cocoons.
:
: There was a hiss when some of the cocoons where opened? Wa
: s this a partial vacuum?
:
: Anyone know anything about this sort of long term storage

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