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Old 30th Nov 2016, 09:47
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Originally Posted by Joe le Taxi
I once refused to accept a 146 that had been fuelled to full tanks (9362kgs I seem to remember), because the gauges said it had an impossible 10500kgs on board ... on the basis that if it over read by more than a tonne at full fuel, if it did the same at lower fuel states, it could lead to a nasty situation.
Are you sure it didn't have pannier tanks which would have taken the capacity up to 10,298kgs?
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