Self-sealing aircraft fuel tank demonstration - GIF and photo

Self-sealing aircraft fuel tank demonstration.

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Manufacture of self-sealing gas tanks, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio. 1941.

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More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-sealing_fuel_tank

Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...048#post129912
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...582#post128261
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...680#post118469

Not particularly good shots with the two machine guns, 8-9 shots hit the tank,

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Originally Posted by Ralphxyz

Not particularly good shots with the two machine guns, 8-9 shots hit the tank,

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I assume that's because they're Marathon engineers, rather than professional shootists.

Neil