"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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The leakage was trivial, and it rapidly warmed up enough to seal the
leaks.

I once asked Mary Shafer ( SR-71 Chief Engineer NASA Dryden Flight Research
Center, Edwards, CA) about whether it was true that the SR-71 leaked like a
sieve... She replied something like, "to say that it leaks like a sieve
would be to insult all sieves" or maybe it was, "a sieve that leaked that
much would be pretty useless"...

Here's some interesting readings if you are so inclined:
http://www.netwrx1.com/skunk-works/v05.n129

In certain situations, 1200 lbs would leak off prior to takeoff...