On Saturday 27 February 2010 12:00:28 John M. Steele wrote:
> *"Naked number" conversion:  The pilot used the number 1.77  to convert
> between liters and kilograms.  The correct density is 0.803 kg/L.  The
> "naked figure" 1.77 is correctly the conversion between liters and pounds,
> 1.77 lb/L.

Did the pilot ever learn the approximate densities, in metric, of common 
substances? Most oils have a density between 0.8 and 1.0 kg/L, so if he read 
1.77 from the table, he should have known immediately that that is not 
kilograms per liter.

Btw, was there ever a Glóin glider?

Pierre
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