Timeline for Why is fuel used as a hydraulic fluid?
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| Nov 9 at 19:26 | comment | added | Jeff Allen | An avionics engineer explained to me that fuel is used to cool the FADEC because it comes in cold, takes away heat, and then the heat is thrown overboard in the exhaust. I wonder if this is another reason: using fuel then burning it means there's no need for a hydraulic system cooler. | |
| May 29, 2019 at 13:41 | comment | added | Swampy | One of my favourite fueldraulic systems is on the reheated version of the Rolls Royce Adour, that uses fuel to power the exhaust nozzle and open the petals when reheat is engaged :D | |
| Jan 31, 2016 at 23:13 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | moved from User.Id=12485 by developer User.Id=8 | |
| Jan 30, 2016 at 21:32 | history | answered | UnrecognizedFallingObject | CC BY-SA 3.0 |