Talk:Fuel dumping

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The fuel dump external links from the end of the second to last paragraph no-longer work, Does anyone know what happened to them?

Just pattern like full flaps or whatever to maximize the fuel burn while drawing circles in the sky? 84.173.246.75 14:41, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 Emergency landings 2 Difference a percentage? 2.1 it is unclear 3 Environmental effects?

[edit] Emergency landings

Is fuel ever dumped prior to an emergency landing either not at an airport or when there is a mechanical failure and the pilot is concerned about possible damage to the aircraft and fuel ignition on landing? I seem to have heard this somewhere but i forget where. Bonus Onus 02:57, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Difference a percentage?

"if the difference between an aircraft's maximum structural takeoff weight and its maximum structural landing weight was greater than 105%"

105% of what? Could someone please clarify this? --RealGrouchy (talk) 00:35, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] it is unclear

Yes, this sentence sounds very odd - possible meaningful statement might be that takeoff weight is more than 105% of landing weight (e.g. 106 t at takeoff, 100 t at landing), or even that takeoff weight is by more than 105% bigger than landing weight (e.g 206 t versus 100 t), but landing weight cannot be more that 100% smaller than anything, as it would be negative number. DarkoS (talk) 09:44, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Environmental effects?

What is the environmental effect of all the vaporized fuel in the upper atmosphere? Is this a significant source of VOC pollution? Is there a significant impact on greenhouse gas levels? What is the approximate annual amount of fuel that is dumped world wide? How much of the fuel makes it to the oceans? -- ☑ SamuelWantman 06:57, 17 January 2008 (UTC)