Plane Forced to Return to NYC After Horse Breaks Free
Plane Forced to Return to NYC After Horse Breaks Free
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Plane Forced to Return to NYC After Horse Breaks Free
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Plane Forced to Return to NYC After Horse Breaks Free
Plane Forced to Return to NYC After Horse Breaks Free
Forced to dump 20 tons of fuel into the sea. I certainly hope that was a last resort and absolutely necessary. Still hate it though
Airplanes have a safe landing weight, the same way they have a safe takeoff weight. Landing above this weight may result in structural damage when landing, which would put everyone on the plane in danger.
Here is a good article about it: https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/airplane-fuel-dumping-landing-weight/
Edit: found the Wikipedia page for fuel dumping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_dumping
That makes sense. I'd prefer they just damage the plane rather than pollute the ocean so much. But obviously if it puts passengers at risk they won't do that