Actually, the JP-7 fuel used by the SR-71 was very difficult to light. Triethylborane (TEB) had to be injected into the engines to create enough heat to start them.
Both ships are the same length (1092ft), beam (252ft) and draft (37ft), and within 3,300 tons displacement. (the John C. Stennis is the heavier of the two.)
The TICO Warbirds Airshow in Titusville, FL Tends to put a bunch of planes in the air at once. T-3 Texans, Sukhois, A-3 Skyraiders, etc. You can ALWAYS tell when the P-51s go by though.
When I was in the Navy, one of the guys in the barracks bought a bottle of "U.S. Armed Forces Vodka" from the base exchange. $5.00 for a gallon bottle.
Personally, I think the company that was supplying our degreaser was double dipping.
Amen to this. When I was in, all sorts of horrible comeuppance in store for anyone who dared to remove the "seasoning" from a chief's coffee cup. Some of them had "Patrol Cups" that were dutifully bagged and stored between runs.
I wish people would stop spreading this sort of misinformation. Water is not a scarce resource. it covers two-thirds of the planet, and it cycles thru the environment continuously. The scarcity comes from having the energy required to purify it, at the location it is needed.