To: onyx
They ARE dumpng fuel. On MSNBC they have a close up of the aircraft, and I can see the fuel streaming out the back.
I don't think that is an Airbus.
263 posted on
09/21/2005 4:59:38 PM PDT by
Semper911
("If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax." Abe Lincoln)
To: Semper911; Army Air Corps
Army Air Corps says they are not. That they can't.
Can you see it being dumped or is PMSNBC just saying so?
299 posted on
09/21/2005 5:03:23 PM PDT by
onyx
((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
To: Semper911
Type confirmed A320. No fuel jettison capability. To divert to LAX 25 runway complex for emergency soft field landing on 25R.
324 posted on
09/21/2005 5:05:52 PM PDT by
HKMk23
(Today's game: The FR Patriots v. The Hatriots)
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