Timeline for Can a wide body airliner land safely with a full fuel tank?
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| Nov 21, 2016 at 13:38 | answer | added | Mike Sowsun | timeline score: 3 | |
| Nov 20, 2016 at 16:38 | answer | added | Anthony X | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 19, 2016 at 4:29 | answer | added | Zach Lipton | timeline score: 16 | |
| Nov 18, 2016 at 20:01 | comment | added | Criggie | The other part of not having a full load of fuel onboard, is that there's less to burn should the landing go badly. A full load of burning jet fuel will hamper evacuation efforts severely. | |
| Nov 18, 2016 at 19:42 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAviation/status/799699284035833857 | ||
| Nov 18, 2016 at 14:44 | answer | added | kebs | timeline score: 10 | |
| Nov 18, 2016 at 14:38 | comment | added | Raw N | @Jamiec That it does. I already had a safe landing in mind. I edited the question to clarify what I meant by landing as pointed out by one of the users in the comments section. | |
| Nov 18, 2016 at 14:34 | comment | added | Jamiec♦ | I note you've subtly changed this question, does my answer still address your question or is there something more you wanted to know? | |
| Nov 18, 2016 at 14:31 | history | edited | Raw N | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 18, 2016 at 14:04 | history | edited | user14897 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 18, 2016 at 13:18 | comment | added | Romeo_4808N | As long as you don't exceed the maximum landing weight of the aircraft, you should be fine. | |
| Nov 18, 2016 at 12:55 | vote | accept | Raw N | ||
| Nov 18, 2016 at 12:53 | answer | added | ratchet freak | timeline score: 31 | |
| Nov 18, 2016 at 12:52 | comment | added | Peter | Maybe we should consider "emergency" e.g. one or even both engines lost, so you are probably in range of a runway, but cannot dump fuel in the remaing time. I assume yes, but you will likely damage the landing gear, the airframe or even the runway. | |
| Nov 18, 2016 at 12:52 | answer | added | Jamiec♦ | timeline score: 31 | |
| Nov 18, 2016 at 12:46 | history | edited | Raw N | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 18, 2016 at 12:44 | comment | added | JustSid | Those big tubeliners are well over their maximum landing weight with full fuel tanks, so I will guess that the answer is no. They can however dump fuel, or just fly circles to burn it (both have happened) before returning to an airport. | |
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| Nov 18, 2016 at 12:34 | history | asked | Raw N | CC BY-SA 3.0 |