26-02-2011, 05:10 AM
Jeffrey Orling Wrote:The fuel tanks of a 767 are more like 15' x 15' x 15' Jack. You've undersized the volume of the tank 4 times. Your 9x9x9 size is 1/4 of the tank size of a jet.
Gotta check the math. These planes carry 24,000 gallons.
Those pages were done nearly three years ago.
The tanks have been since refigured to have a capacity of about 11x11x11,
and were NOT completly full. (Much fuel already burned after takeoff).
However, a key point made by pilot John Lear is that all flight captains'
last act BEFORE THE DOOR IS CLOSED is leaving behind a sealed envelope
containing the AMOUNT OF FUEL LOADED onboard, and a PASSENGER MANIFEST.
Flight envelopes for none of the four flights have ever been produced.
A plane with fuel tanks FOUR TIMES LARGER than 9x9x9 WOULD NEVER FLY!
Do the math.
Jack