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Old Nov 27, 2009 | 5:36 pm
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Originally Posted by giggy
yeah and what happens if the 140 mph headwinds at departure, turns into 180 mph 3 1/2 hrs into the flight, and nowhere within reach of a turnaround or diversion??
Exactly the same thing that happens in a 4 engined aircraft. Fuel loads/range have nothing to do with the fact that it's a 737. Lots of 707s made unplanned fuel stops in the 1960s. Heck I'm sure that's what kept the town of Gander NF going that long!


Actually, of the fuel starvation accidents I can think of, it's been a long time since there was major jetliner accident caused by flying too long and running out of fuel (AV052/JFK in the early 90s, and UA173/PDX in the 70s), the other three I can think of off hand are all human error or mechanical failure in the fuel system (AC143/YGM, TS236/TER, RG254 into the Amazon jungle)
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