Hydrazine response exercises

Operating an F-16 on the ground or in the air - from the engine start sequence, over replacing a wing, to aerial refueling procedures
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by skippy » 05 Jul 2008, 04:20

What do you think?


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by Kaasjager. » 05 Jul 2008, 08:58

I think being in those suits and working sucks donkey ****. And the person who unzips you better have a strong stomach.
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Me and 2 classmates during our internship at the RNlAF. We got a day of hydrazine training for fun.
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Hydrazine training.
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by afnsucks » 06 Jul 2008, 01:29

Wow that sucks. I didn't know ya'all did exercises for hydrazine is it a yearling thing or just a one time gig?
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by skippy » 06 Jul 2008, 16:57

I remember doing them every base inspection and having practice for them
more often than you wanted.
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by skippy » 07 Jul 2008, 03:50

Nasty stuff to mess with and the suits definately suck when your trying
to work in them.
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by asiatrails » 07 Jul 2008, 04:51

skippy wrote:Of course, when actually didn't fire the bottle, just purging the system.
Nasty stuff to mess with and the suits definately suck when your trying
to work in them.


Suits are a lot better than a bath in N2H4. Mishandling of this material is what caused the Russian R-16 rocket disaster. Just a tiny mistake killed over 100 people including Field Marshall Nedelin.

The lucky ones died in the fireball; others died over the next month or so as a result of burns, smoke inhalation, and exposure to the toxic propellants of the R-16 rocket.

Hydrazine compounds were first discovered by Emil Fischer in 1875 when he was looking for a sugar substitute. Other than as a fuel the common uses for this family of materials are pesticides (Sencor), pharmaceuticals, (Celebrex) and the deoxygenation of boiler feed water.


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by skippy » 08 Jul 2008, 03:35

I said the suits suck, but no one in their right mind would not wear them.
I guess that is why the hazardous duty pay came in handy. Know exactly
how bad the stuff is, was around it quite a bit.


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by Hitch44 » 05 Aug 2008, 00:53

Only the Fire dept would know how bad it is in those suits!! Would you know how to locate a base that offers Hydrazine Tank Servicing FTD, filling the H-70 Tanks? Thanks!


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by CajunMaintainer » 09 Oct 2008, 13:19

skippy wrote:I guess that is why the hazardous duty pay came in handy.


Yeah, that extra $150 bucks a month is worth it when your kid comes out with 6 total fingers and no ears looking like a ninja turtle.
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by JpoLgr » 09 Oct 2008, 13:54

CajunMaintainer wrote:Yeah, that extra $150 bucks a month is worth it when your kid comes out with 6 total fingers and no ears looking like a ninja turtle.


WTF!!! :lol: :lol: :lmao:


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by jacarlsen » 09 Oct 2008, 21:25

Come on people. Hydrazine duty isn't that bad. Did it for 6 years, was in charge for the hydrazine team in Bodo airbase for three. If you have control of your self and the aircraft it isn't dangerous. Though I remember opening a hydrazine tank that was still pressurized. Was covered in small H-70 droplets. Got my little pump racing for sure. Had a fresh mechanic with me and he lept 6 feet back in a heart beat.

Now that I am doing boring depot work, I am actually missing the flightline and hydrazine.


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by CajunMaintainer » 10 Oct 2008, 12:48

jacarlsen wrote:Now that I am doing boring depot work, I am actually missing the flightline and hydrazine.



That is the long term affect of hydrazine exposure......
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by Mushmouth » 10 Oct 2008, 23:58

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by asiatrails » 16 Oct 2008, 22:48

CajunMaintainer wrote:
jacarlsen wrote:Now that I am doing boring depot work, I am actually missing the flightline and hydrazine.



That is the long term affect of hydrazine exposure......



Another side effect is a strong longing for the smell of trichloroethylene and the special flavor the coffee had with just a little touch. That was the best grease and crud remover ever.


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by Cali » 20 Oct 2008, 11:04

CajunMaintainer wrote:
skippy wrote:I guess that is why the hazardous duty pay came in handy.


Yeah, that extra $150 bucks a month is worth it when your kid comes out with 6 total fingers and no ears looking like a ninja turtle.



I have 3 kids that have all turned out just fine. In Phoenix it sucks going out on a H-70 IFE with it being over 100 degrees. That's a quick way to shed a few pounds.


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