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Fuel is dumped to get the weight of the plane at or below the defined max landing weight. While a plane is unlikely to explode during an overweight landing, it
by pintxo 7y ago
Fuel is dumped to get the weight of the plane at or below the defined max landing weight.
While a plane is unlikely to explode during an overweight landing, it might receive expensive structural damages from an overweight landing. Anyway expensive investigations will be needed to check for such damages after an overweight landing.
- asdfadsfgfdda 7y agoIt's not just a structural limitation, there's also a limitation to how much energy the brakes and tires can absorb. Landing at a higher weight requires a higher landing speed, so more energy to dissipate. At very high weights, the tires/brakes will catch on fire during/after landing.
- cameldrv 7y agoYeah but at LAX they have a 12000 foot runway. Hard to imagine that would be an issue there.