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Old 15th Feb 2003, 16:17
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Cornish Jack
 
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2 tonnes per minute which includes fuel burn. Obviously, that is an averaged figure which is dependent on fuel head etc. Makes 'ball-park' fuel dump time calculation very easy - not really necessary on the -400 since, after 90 seconds the time to dump is displayed on the fuel page.
Fuel dump ability is, in general, required if max landing weight is less than max take-off weight.
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