CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[by78]

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[taxiya]

The point about steam is something I haven’t thought about. That said, don’t they use distilled water for the steam cats? That shouldn’t be as corrosive as salt water.

I think the problem is the high temparature of the steam. The temparature of the steam in piston and therefor the leaked steam blowing the underside of the aircraft is betwen 340 and 257 degrees Celcius, according to this paper.

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Many binder material in RAM paint can not withstand that high temparature, such as PAN whose melting point is 300 C.