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Old September 27th 05, 10:23 PM
Bob Noel
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In article .com,
"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

In the case of the A320, or the 737, they can both land with a full load

of fuel.

Then why did Jet Blue fly around for 3 hours burning fuel before
landing back in LAX? It seems like if there is a real reason to want to
burn off fuel there would be a real way to get rid of the fuel. I can
dump fuel even in my Mooney.


I would think landing at a minimum weight would help reduce the
probability of nose gear failure. Also, 3 hours of fuel burned in
the air is far better than burning on the ground, if you know what
I mean. With respect to flying around for 3 hour... well... they could.
There was no need to land immediately.

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