Just saw a doco about a Boeing aircraft 737? a 2 engined job, and the sound track stated that this A/C couldn’t dump fuel inflight, I would have thought that all A/C would have to be able to dump fuel inflight, does Bill still visit here?
737s are not equipped with fuel dump systems. The original aircraft were too small to require them, and adding a fuel dump system to the later, larger variants would have incurred a large weight penalty. Boeing instead demonstrated an “equivalent level of safety”. Depending upon the nature of the emergency, 737s either circle to burn off fuel or land overweight. If the latter is the case, the aircraft is inspected by maintenance personnel for damage and then returned to service if none is found.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737
Ta Skeptic Pete, most if not all light A/C don’t have fuel dump, would this be correct too?
bob(from black rock) said:
Ta Skeptic Pete, most if not all light A/C don’t have fuel dump, would this be correct too?
Yes that’s right.
bob(from black rock) said:
Ta Skeptic Pete, most if not all light A/C don’t have fuel dump, would this be correct too?
And gliders? they don’t have fuel dump do they? (giggles to self)
:-)
Hey did you see this quadrotor copter thing I posted last night Bob?
Skeptic Pete said:
:-)Hey did you see this quadrotor copter thing I posted last night Bob?
No, was it a small flying model? or a 1:1?
Just a model….
http://ardrone2.parrot.com/
controlled from an iphone or ipad.
What amazed me was the automatic stability control.
It hovers on the spot, at a fixed altitude, regardless of whether you bump it or push it or even put a fan next to it.
Skeptic Pete said:
Just a model….http://ardrone2.parrot.com/
controlled from an iphone or ipad.
What amazed me was the automatic stability control.
It hovers on the spot, at a fixed altitude, regardless of whether you bump it or push it or even put a fan next to it.
Good Jigger, ta.
Check this out Bob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W18Z3UnnS_0
Skeptic Pete said:
Check this out Bobhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W18Z3UnnS_0
Farq! and back in the 50s when I was a kid, I thought a Meccano set was “the bees knees”
Pedro beat me to it.
The smaller airliners usually can’t dump fuel.
I’ve done it once in the 747, we dumped 80 tonnes over the ocean off Los Angeles. Had a hydraulic problem that required us to return to LA to get it fixed.
Spiny Norman said:
Pedro beat me to it.
The smaller airliners usually can’t dump fuel.I’ve done it once in the 747, we dumped 80 tonnes over the ocean off Los Angeles. Had a hydraulic problem that required us to return to LA to get it fixed.
How volatile is aircraft fuel? Does it evaporate or leave an oil slick on the ocean?
pommiejohn said:
Spiny Norman said:
Pedro beat me to it.
The smaller airliners usually can’t dump fuel.I’ve done it once in the 747, we dumped 80 tonnes over the ocean off Los Angeles. Had a hydraulic problem that required us to return to LA to get it fixed.
How volatile is aircraft fuel? Does it evaporate or leave an oil slick on the ocean?
If you dump above about 1,000’ agl, there’s no detectable smell or anything else from the dumped fuel.
The minimum allowed level, however, is 6,000’ agl so plenty safe.
Spiny Norman said:
pommiejohn said:
Spiny Norman said:
Pedro beat me to it.
The smaller airliners usually can’t dump fuel.I’ve done it once in the 747, we dumped 80 tonnes over the ocean off Los Angeles. Had a hydraulic problem that required us to return to LA to get it fixed.
How volatile is aircraft fuel? Does it evaporate or leave an oil slick on the ocean?
If you dump above about 1,000’ agl, there’s no detectable smell or anything else from the dumped fuel.
The minimum allowed level, however, is 6,000’ agl so plenty safe.
Hi Spiny Norman, haven’t seen you around much lately, not that I have been here much myself, how the f#ck are you?
bob(from black rock) said:
Hi Spiny Norman, haven’t seen you around much lately, not that I have been here much myself, how the f#ck are you?
As always, I be awesomesauce. :D
Skeptic Pete said:
bob(from black rock) said:
Ta Skeptic Pete, most if not all light A/C don’t have fuel dump, would this be correct too?
Yes that’s right.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-07/student-pilot-lands-safely-after-losing-wheel/4455076?section=vic
bob(from black rock) said:
bob(from black rock) said:
Ta Skeptic Pete, most if not all light A/C don’t have fuel dump, would this be correct too?
And gliders? they don’t have fuel dump do they? (giggles to self)
AussieDJ said:
bob(from black rock) said:
bob(from black rock) said:
Ta Skeptic Pete, most if not all light A/C don’t have fuel dump, would this be correct too?
And gliders? they don’t have fuel dump do they? (giggles to self)
I think some of them carry water as ballast – they can dump that if need be.Water ballast is usually used for raceing to give higher airspeed at a slight trade off to lift drag ratio, the water ballast is usually dumped prior to landing, and frequently over any spectators at the finish line.
Speaking of An insanely big bob and pulling things out in parliament here’s a separate matter.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel made up largely of tallow and other waste fats. SAF accounts for less than 0.1 per cent of total global jet fuel in use today and costs three to five times as much as regular jet fuel. SAF reduces greenhouse gas emissions by about 70 per cent and is the best near-term way for the international aviation industry to achieve its net zero target by 2050, the US Energy Department said, though it called the goal aspirational. There is a goal of producing 1 billion gallons (approximately 3 billion litres) a year set in 2018 by the Federal Aviation Administration. The White House, meanwhile, set a goal two years ago to produce 3 billion gallons (approximately 6 billion litres) of sustainable aviation fuel per year by 2030. The UK has set a goal that 10 per cent of jet fuel will come from sustainable sources by 2030.
Oh all right not parliament but we dare the Qantas CEO to do it next time they’re in.
⚠ we specifically do not intend to imply that hydrocarbon chain fuels make An insanely big bob and assert this was plain free association