Ian Woollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Still, IRC losing your engines on a 767 jet aircraft just after takeoff-
>you're screwed. Doesn't matter if you can make it back to the airport; 
>the mass is too high to land without dumping the fuel- but you don't 
>have time to do that. You're gonna have a bad day one way or 
>another.

Every commercial airliner can safely land with its full take-off weight, 
even if the certified landing weight is lower than the take-off weight. 
An overweight landing requires an extra inspection of the landing 
gear, though.

A good description of overweight landings and fuel dumping is at:
http://captkay.tripod.com/afsoverweightldg.htm


-- 
Jens Lerch
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http://jens.lerch.home.pages.de/

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