Sunday, December 22, 2024

Those have to be empty

 


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  1. If they were full the plane’s belly would be on the ground…

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  2. Happyness is a plane full of empty kegs making a refill run!

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  3. A cubic meter of water (or beer) weighs one metric ton, by definition. Yeah, empty.

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    1. Or, 2204 lbs.

      A cubic metre of pure water at the temperature of maximum density (3.98 °C) and standard atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa) has a mass of 1000 kg, or one tonne.

      https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_metre#:~:text=The%20cubic%20metre%20(symbol%20m%C2%B3,with%201%2C000%20litres%20of%20space.&text=In%20the%20many%20places%20it,st%C3%A8re%20and%20kilolitre%20or%20kiloliter.

      The ton or tonne, called a metric ton in the United States, is defined as 1,000 kilograms (2,204 pounds).

      https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ton

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  4. Of course empty, but still a problem. Weight distribution. Weight must be placed properly inside the aircraft. Too much weight aft will make the nose rise after takeoff. The aircraft controls cannot overcome too much aft weight making the nose rise, the aircraft stall and crash. Straight down. Everything will be OK............until the sudden stop. Look up the National Airlines Flight 102, a 747 crash out of Bagram Afghanistan. Crashed on take off.

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