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The plane spent 5 hours burning fuel, or did I misunderstand? I thought planes can dump fuel for this exact reason.
by gk1 9y ago
The plane spent 5 hours burning fuel, or did I misunderstand? I thought planes can dump fuel for this exact reason.
- Rjevski 9y agoDumping fuel has environmental impacts though, and could be a disaster if happened over a populated area. Maybe they decided it wasn't worth it considering the plane could safely be kept in a holding pattern.
- robbiet480 9y agoNot all planes have the ability to dump fuel midair. A bit more info here [0] but it really just comes down to the model and exact options ordered at manufacturing time. My understanding is that fuel dump systems are rarely used and add a lot of maintenance overhead & complexity, extra regulatory things but most of all, unnecessary added weight. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_dumping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_dumping