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Uploaded by on Oct 12, 2008

Our 747 had to dump all its fuel to make an emergency landing in Tokyo

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  • aww look at that 747 pissing away thousands of dollars worth of fuel XD

  • omg watching this hurts!!!! so expensive!!!

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  • ALLLL THE GAS...

  • Mind if I smoke?

  • @KnightTemplari OOHHH okay thats explains it... thanks :)

  • @Ru55ianGrim according to the vid, the plane had to make an emergency landing which of course is unexpected.The plane has to lightened the load; otherwise, too much weight on the tires and landing gear may cause it to collapse.Since it is calculated the distance,fuel necessary and the weight of the aircraft upon landing, it is crucial to land with the limits of total aircraft weight. Doward pressure adds to it, too. If no emergency, chances are no fuel would have been dumped due to proper usage.

  • why did the 747 have to dump fuel to land in tokyo? I dont know planes that well so anyone wanna explain?

  • @Brokkolesz well done genius

    im sure no one else knew that

  • @Neutrinoghost you can in the military - every drop counts.

  • It's a shame you can't do an air to air fuel transfer.

  • omg was it scary?

  • Yep, it's expensive. But choose:

    - Keep the fuel, and TRY to land

    - Dump the fuel, and save hundreds of lives.

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