Fighters production

The first large-scale use of hydrazine was as fuel for the rocket-powered German ME-163 fighter plane during World War II. Production in the United States began in 1953 at the Lake Charles, Louisiana plant of the Olin Corp., a facility then having a capacity of 2040 metric tons. In 1992 world capacity was about 44,100 metric tons N2H4. 

A variety of other gases are also given off by burning materials In two studies fire fighters went to address actual buildings on fire, equipped with combustion product monitors [40, 41]. Both studies had the same conclusions the overwhelming hazardous toxicant in a fire is carbon monoxide. 

Soviet interceptor fighter development , note by the Chief of Air Staff, COS (50) 357, 13 Sep. 1950 Minister of Defence to Prime Minister, 17 Nov. 1950 Minister of Supply to Prime Minister, 22 Nov. 1950, PREM 8/1357, TNA. This file also contains a report, dated 16 May 1950, by the Joint Intelligence Bureau on production of Russian aircraft, including jet fighters with swept-back wings and twin-jet bombers. 

Whiplash. South African air-to-air missile, in production. Development started in 1966 of a missile that was said, by the South African Minister of Defense in 1969, to be purely a South African venture. The missile was tested successfully at the St Lucia missile range in 1969, and in Sept 1971 a missile launched from a Mirage III fighter successfully attacked a target flying at Mach 2. Limited production is believed to have started in late 1972, under the name Whiplash... 

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