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Fuel dumping is a procedure used by aircraft in certain emergency situations before a return to the airport shortly after take-off, or before landing short of its destination to reduce the landing weight.
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Is it possible to recover dumped fuel?
The pilot can either keep circling around to burn it off (doesn't conserve it) or just land overweight without jettisoning.
Burning it off is not an option if you want to get on the ground now to de …
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Can commercial aircraft dump luggage or cargo mid-air?
No they can't. The cargo doors are secured and will not open mid-flight.
Cargo holds are usually pressurized so opening the door anyway would cause depressurization.
Also if the weight was too high …
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Can a wide body airliner land safely with a full fuel tank?
They can land safely with full tanks but they will need the gear checked before they can take off again. It's not unheard of, if you search for "overweight" on avherald you can see a list of them They …
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When are aircraft required to dump fuel for emergency landings?
The reason they dump fuel is to keep the landing gear intact during the landing. A plane at max takeoff weight will not be kind to its gear. Max takeoff weight has to be equal or higher is also higher …
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