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I can tell ya about the time we dumped 120k pounds of fuel over the English Channel during an IFE due to an engine fire warning light being lit... 😬
My understanding is that the fuel never evaporates regardless of altitude. It just breaks up into minute droplets.
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Joined: Jan 2004
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No, but they do dump their turlet waste over hobo camps. Ask Joe Dirt, he can tell you! Only New Orleans. Well that’s a relief.
Black Cows Matter!
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jan 2012
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Our corn sucks this year, I know it ain’t me being on the innanet 10 hours a day. They must be dumping fuel from airliners or somethin. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/WbRHwb80/1-C1-BE96-B-CF04-4603-885-B-6824-FFA38856.jpg)
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Campfire Member
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Our corn sucks this year, I know it ain’t me being on the innanet 10 hours a day. They must be dumping fuel from airliners or somethin. LMFAO!
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Campfire Regular
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Years ago most of the F4's on base were converted to F4-S and the fuel cells leaked. Our squadron that still had F4-J flew a lot of hours dumping fuel over the Atlantic. I guess slowing down the supply system wasn't a choice.
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Campfire Member
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Only in an emergency and only if overweight and only if they have time. Only in an emergency and only if overweight and only if they have time. ^^This^^
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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The pilot, a new guy, had missed that the dump switch was “on” when he did his pre-start checklist so as soon as they got airborne with no weight on the wheels, the dump did its thing. He got a new call sign that day….Torch 🔥 That's hilarious...after all said and done, anyway. Hope he appreciated the value of checklists after that!
Don't be the darkness.
America will perish while those who should be standing guard are satisfying their lusts.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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I've dumped in a plane before. I don't recommend it, though it is better than the alternative.
Don't just be a survivor, be a competitor.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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My time in the airline industry, I have seen a few RTB's with fuel dumps. A heavy 747 needs to shed weight to land safely.
The 3 letter agencies love hearing about a fuel dump, fine book in hand.
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