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This definitely come from the same category as F-16 potentially releasing hydrazine when it crashes, as it is used to power its auxiliary power unit in an emergency:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrazine#Gas_producers_and_pr...

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12542269/

https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/23417/why-is-hy...

First you usually go "WTF, why would they do that ?" but on a second look it usually makes perfect sense & is quite an elegant, if unorthodox engineering solution.

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