fockewulf a écrit :... les bidons que vous appelés "paper" étaient ils en papier ou dérivés ?
Nonetheless, there was a war on and something was needed right away, so the third tank was fitted to late-production P-51Bs. The British also made their own contribution to the range problem in the form of a new drop tank that accommodated 409 liters (108 US gallons) and which was
made of plastic-impregnated paper. This sounds a little crazy, particularly since the fuel would rot the tank if left in it for more than eight hour. Nonetheless,
the paper drop tanks were perfectly effective, and were lighter and cheaper than metal drop tanks. Dropping them over German territory also
did not provide the enemy with aluminum they could scavenge for their own war effort. Production rates of the paper drop tanks eventually reached 24,000 a month.
Article complet :
http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:Wh6 ... P-51&hl=fr
On voit bien que le bouchon n'est pas dans l'axe du "paper"