Author Topic: The NAVY is getting somewhere with turning seawater into jet fuel.  (Read 1428 times)

Offline nrshida

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Re: The NAVY is getting somewhere with turning seawater into jet fuel.
« Reply #60 on: May 10, 2014, 11:50:10 AM »
What country do you now call home, if you don't mind me asking?

I'm not telling you that, I know you own a Glock!  :old:


This discussion is quickly moving into rule-breaking territory so it needs to end. However I'll be happy to continue via PM if you'd like?

Perhaps when I have more time in the summer. I must prepare for an exhibition now  :salute


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Re: The NAVY is getting somewhere with turning seawater into jet fuel.
« Reply #61 on: May 10, 2014, 11:53:11 AM »
I'm not telling you that, I know you own a Glock!  :old:

I used to have one as my service sidearm yes, but no more. And quite frankly it doesn't have the range to be much of a threat unless you're my new neighbour. ;)

Perhaps when I have more time in the summer. I must prepare for an exhibition now  :salute

Good luck with that! Post pictures!   :salute
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Re: The NAVY is getting somewhere with turning seawater into jet fuel.
« Reply #62 on: May 10, 2014, 02:12:07 PM »
one day green/silver money will be gone...every single person in the world will have to be connected to the internet....

money is a figment of smoke and mirrors.

look beyond the guy behind the curtain....there is someone pulling his strings.

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Re: The NAVY is getting somewhere with turning seawater into jet fuel.
« Reply #63 on: May 10, 2014, 03:59:41 PM »
He who walks behind the rows?
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Re: The NAVY is getting somewhere with turning seawater into jet fuel.
« Reply #64 on: May 10, 2014, 04:29:39 PM »
one day green/silver money will be gone...every single person in the world will have to be connected to the internet....

money is a figment of smoke and mirrors.

look beyond the guy behind the curtain....there is someone pulling his strings.


  The red shield started to exchange paper notes for gold!   The conveniently stored peoples gold,as goldsmiths they had safes,and in exchange for "holding" your gold or silver you got a note that said you had X amount of gold/silver in the....... bank.. sorry I meant safe..... :noid



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Re: The NAVY is getting somewhere with turning seawater into jet fuel.
« Reply #65 on: May 11, 2014, 03:23:23 AM »
Also, being able to create jet fuel means less need for current fuel tank storage aboard a cv, which means extra room for other stuff like beer.  :cheers:

As hybrid cars become more popular and gasoline consumption drops, prices for jet fuel will skyrocket.

Another bad thing about the Navy being dependent on land based fuel reserve tanks is they are an easy target for future Mach 7+ cruise missile systems.

Also, consider survivability. If the stuff can be generated as needed, the storage capacity can be diminished as you note, and replacing a high-energy liquid fuel with something a tad less volatile, even if just empty volume, makes the ship more robust under attack.
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