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Old 28th Jun 2008, 23:10
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Refuelling is metered by volume, which is why the S.G. and temperature are needed to convert your fuel onload into weight for loadsheet purposes.

However, wouldn't it be more sensible if it were billed by weight (mass?), as surely that is the truer measurement of the "energy" being supplied?


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