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Old 4th Sep 2002, 03:11
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bsevenfour
 
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Some aircraft, such as the 747-400, have a limit imposed on their maximum take off weight when the specific gravity of the fuel is below a certain amount.

With the specific gravity low then the wing bending relief from the fuel in the wing tanks is reduced and hence the lower imposed maximum take off weight.
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