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To: onyx

They are flying an orbit to burn as much fuel as possible because the aircraft is not able to dump fuel.

280 posted on 09/21/2005 5:01:31 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)

To: Army Air Corps

No fuel dump ability?

Not good engineering.

Sorry Airbus, you failed.

307 posted on 09/21/2005 5:04:14 PM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)

To: Army Air Corps

"The Airbus A320 was dumping fuel over the Pacific, said
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Donn Walker."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050921/ap_on_re_us/airliner_emergency

313 posted on 09/21/2005 5:05:08 PM PDT by frankjr

To: Army Air Corps

They've been in the air since 3 -- but 3 what? Pacific?

346 posted on 09/21/2005 5:08:40 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)

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