Friday, November 21, 2025

Coffee pot on a B-52

 


Thanks, Jim!

15 comments:

  1. Not as effective as the Dexedrine but warming. I wonder what the cost of the units were?

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  2. Makes me wonder. That has to be some kind of special coffee machine, somehow make up for cruising altitude were water boils at a lower temp. My house sits at 3400 ft alt, we can't get water to boil above 208F, makes a big diff in taste using 212F.

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    1. A TIA coffee brewer approved for aircraft use is $10K. IIRC the TIA brews the coffee for longer to compensate for the lower boiling point at 9,000ft.
      Steam near electrical panels is eventually going to cause electrical gremlins. I've also changed a lot of control heads in the console due to spilt coffee so I don't like how close it is to the co-pilots side panel.
      Al_in_Ottawa

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    2. But..it's still boiling...lower temp, higher temp-it's still boiling...
      -JLM

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  3. beyond a thermos bottle or two, never gave it a thought. Perhaps the "coffee mess" is in a pressurized area of the ship.

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    1. You mean, like the interior?
      -JLM

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  4. and you just know it tasted like crap (like all coffee in the military) and could be alternatively used to paint a house.

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  5. Magnetized base to keep it from spilling?

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  6. I bet a Keurig would make better coffee and be a hell of a lot cheaper

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    1. You do realize the newest B-52 is 63 years old?

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  7. I'm thinking it was for reheating coffee you brought.

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  8. I absolutely love how we get precise answers to seemingly esoteric questions from gentlemen ( and a few ladies) with diverse experiences on this website. Especially when it comes to aviation

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  9. "Goldie, how many times have I told you guys that I don't want no horsin' around on the airplane!" Steve_in_Ottawa

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  10. I think that is a locally fabricated, field-expedient installation, not something to be found in the tech orders.

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  11. Look amazingly similar to the hot cups in the galley of a P-3.

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