Delta #151 5-13 dumped fuel returned to ATL
May 16, 2011, 10:25 am
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Now, I apologize if my question is stupid, but I thought one could only dump fuel over the ocean or a body of water... I've been on a few flights were we had to dump fuel, and from my recollection, we always made a detour to the ocean.
I mean, I had the grill on outside yesterday, I would hate if 10,000lbs of jet fuel were dumped on me. It would ruin my steak.
I mean, I had the grill on outside yesterday, I would hate if 10,000lbs of jet fuel were dumped on me. It would ruin my steak.
May 16, 2011, 10:34 am
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Now, I apologize if my question is stupid, but I thought one could only dump fuel over the ocean or a body of water... I've been on a few flights were we had to dump fuel, and from my recollection, we always made a detour to the ocean.
I mean, I had the grill on outside yesterday, I would hate if 10,000lbs of jet fuel were dumped on me. It would ruin my steak.
I mean, I had the grill on outside yesterday, I would hate if 10,000lbs of jet fuel were dumped on me. It would ruin my steak.
May 16, 2011, 10:45 am
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Now, I apologize if my question is stupid, but I thought one could only dump fuel over the ocean or a body of water... I've been on a few flights were we had to dump fuel, and from my recollection, we always made a detour to the ocean.
I mean, I had the grill on outside yesterday, I would hate if 10,000lbs of jet fuel were dumped on me. It would ruin my steak.
I mean, I had the grill on outside yesterday, I would hate if 10,000lbs of jet fuel were dumped on me. It would ruin my steak.
If it was in liquid form, Jet A has a high flashpoint (kerosine based), and would likely douse flames rather than flash (like gasoline).
May 16, 2011, 10:47 am
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May 16, 2011, 11:02 am
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NEW REQUIRED READING FOR POSTING IN THIS THREAD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_dumping
Regulations set a minimum altitude and speed for fuel dumping such that the fuel will evaporate and dissipate in the atmosphere long before it makes it to the ground.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_dumping
Now, I apologize if my question is stupid, but I thought one could only dump fuel over the ocean or a body of water... I've been on a few flights were we had to dump fuel, and from my recollection, we always made a detour to the ocean.
I mean, I had the grill on outside yesterday, I would hate if 10,000lbs of jet fuel were dumped on me. It would ruin my steak.
I mean, I had the grill on outside yesterday, I would hate if 10,000lbs of jet fuel were dumped on me. It would ruin my steak.
May 16, 2011, 11:55 am
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You can dump at higher altitudes. The fuel will evaporate, and dissipate. The worst situation would be for the fuel to evaporate just above the ground, as that would create the basis for a fuel-air explosion.
If it was in liquid form, Jet A has a high flashpoint (kerosine based), and would likely douse flames rather than flash (like gasoline).
If it was in liquid form, Jet A has a high flashpoint (kerosine based), and would likely douse flames rather than flash (like gasoline).
May 16, 2011, 12:15 pm
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May 17, 2011, 6:53 am
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Flightaware record, including a precise little racetrack northeast of KMCN http://flightaware.com/live/flight/D...130Z/KATL/KMCN
May 17, 2011, 8:33 am
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Jun 17, 2011, 10:48 pm
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