Lihlahisoa tsa li-tubing tsa lekala la oli le khase li sebelisitsoe ka katleho maemong a mang a mabifi ka ho fetesisa a leoatle le a tlase 'me re na le rekoto e telele e netefalitsoeng ea ho fana ka lihlahisoa tse fihlelang litlhoko tse tiileng tsa boleng ba lekala la oli le khase.
Meilong Tube e fana ka li-tubing tse kopantsoeng ka har'a mefuta e mengata e fapaneng ea litšepe tse sa jeleng paate, li-alloys tsa nickel.Re na le boiphihlelo bo batsi mabapi le phepelo ea lihlahisoa le boqapi lekaleng lena, ho tloha tsoelopeleng ea thekenoloji e hlokahalang bakeng sa nts'etsopele ea maoatle a ka tlase ho 1999 ho isa mathateng a metsi a tebileng a kajeno.