The time is approximately October 14, 2024. There are direct flights from Mumbai to New York. Air India Boeing 777 takes off from Mumbai. He had to go to JFK Airport. There are 130 tons of fuel on this aircraft. This means 130,000 kilograms. But minutes after takeoff, someone threatened to blow up the plane with a bomb.
Once AI aircraft No. 119 receives a threat. The crew went directly to the cockpit and spoke with the pilot. An emergency occurs. The plane was diverted to Delhi. This way the landing can happen quickly. The aircraft carried passengers, luggage and cargo with a total weight of 340,000 to 350,000 kilograms.
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The aircraft has a landing weight of 250,000 kilograms. This represents a weight increase of approximately one hundred thousand kilograms. In this case, it is necessary to reduce the weight of the aircraft. And then the work is done, which will scare you and surprise you. Expensive aviation fuel was dumped.
It is important to reduce weight when landing
Safety is the most important thing in aviation. In the event of an emergency, an aircraft of this size would dump fuel, i.e. drip fuel into the air. Because the aircraft’s lifting capacity is limited. The landing weight should be smaller and the takeoff weight should be larger. Large aircraft can be in danger if they are too heavy when landing.
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Fuel equivalent to the weight of three elephants
An aircraft this large can hold approximately 5,000 gallons of fuel. This means equal to the weight of three elephants. If an emergency landing occurs after takeoff, the pilot must immediately reduce the weight of the aircraft. So the fuel is dumped. This is called fuel jettison in aviation language.
Once fuel is poured into the air it evaporates
Excess fuel present in the aircraft wings is removed. Let him disappear into thin air. Today’s modern aircraft have the technology to dump millions of liters of fuel per second. These systems are mounted on the wings. From there they are released into the sky through nozzles and valves.
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Fuel ends even after the round ends
Many times, planes run out of fuel while circling over cities. This way we can lose weight. The appropriate altitude for dumping fuel is 6,000 feet or above. Fuel falling at this altitude turns into vapor and flies into the air. Not all aircraft have such facilities.
Not all aircraft have such technology
The Boeing 737 or the Airbus A320 are aircraft of this type of design, which only land at their maximum takeoff weight. Because their structure is thin and long. And wider aircraft like the 777 or 747 must jettison fuel before landing. This way we can lose weight.
