This is October 14, 2024. There was a direct flight from Mumbai to New York. Air India Boeing 777 takes off from Mumbai. He had to go to JFK airport. There were 130 tons of fuel on this plane. That means 1.30 lakh kilograms. But a few minutes after takeoff, the threat of blowing up the plane with a bomb arises.
As soon as aircraft number AI 119 receives a threat. The crew goes directly to the cockpit and talks to the pilot. An emergency situation arises. The plane diverts towards Delhi. So that landing can happen soon. The plane was carrying passengers, luggage and cargo weighing between 3.40 lakh and 3.50 lakh kilograms.
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The landing weight capacity of the aircraft was 2.50 lakh kg. That means around one lakh kilograms more weight. In such a situation, it was necessary to lighten the plane. Then that work was done that will scare you and also surprise you. Expensive aviation fuel was dumped.
It is important to reduce weight at the time of landing.
Safety is the most important thing in the world of aviation. If there is an emergency, these large planes dump fuel, meaning they throw fuel into the air. Because airplanes have the capacity to lift weight only up to a certain limit. The landing weight should be lower, while the takeoff weight should be higher. If large planes weigh too much when landing, they may be in danger.
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Fuel equivalent to the weight of three elephants.
Planes this large can hold about 5,000 gallons of fuel. That means equal to the weight of three elephants. If an emergency landing situation occurs just after takeoff, the pilot must immediately reduce the weight of the aircraft. That’s why the fuel is poured. What in aeronautical language is called fuel waste.
The fuel evaporates as soon as it is thrown into the air.
Excess fuel present in the airplane’s wings is eliminated. So that it disappears into thin air. Today’s modern airplanes have such technology that they can dump millions and thousands of liters of fuel per second. These systems are installed on the wings. From there they are released into the sky through nozzles and valves.
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The fuel runs out even after turning around.
Many times planes run out of fuel when flying over the city. So we can lose weight. The appropriate altitude for unloading fuel is 6,000 feet or higher. Fuel that falls at this height turns into vapor and flies through the air. Not all airplanes have that facility.
Not all airplanes have that technology.
Boeing-737 or Airbus-A320 are aircraft designed to land only with the maximum takeoff weight. Because its structure is thin and elongated. While wide planes like the 777 or 747 have to discard fuel before landing. So we can reduce the weight.
