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To: nicepaco

They just dump fuel all over the place??


57 posted on 04/29/2017 11:52:36 PM PDT by Salamander (Where is evil? Often where you least expect it.)
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To: Salamander

I know that in emergencies aircraft may have to “adjust gross weight” so that they can land right away. If they are too heavy they won’t have enough brake energy to stop.

I have seen military aircraft do this. I don’t know if commercial aircraft have this option.

The fuel never comes down. It just evaporates.


58 posted on 04/29/2017 11:58:08 PM PDT by nicepaco
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To: Salamander

Yup. Scary amounts.


67 posted on 04/30/2017 2:13:21 AM PDT by gundog (Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
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