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The pilot - fuel requirement - 22,300 kg (49,200 lb); A floatstick check : 7,682 litres
 The “Gimli Glider” Incident
(23 July 1983)
• 1 Litre of fuel = 0.803 kg
• 7,682 litres × 0.8 = 6,169 kg fuel already on board
• 22,300 kg − 6,169 kg = 16,131 kg additional fuel req.
• 16,131 kg ÷ 0.8 = 20,088 litres additional fuel required
• 1 Litre of fuel = 0.803 kg = 1.77 lb
• 7,682 litres × 1.77 = 13,597 ‘kg’
• 22,300 kg − 13,597 kg = 8,703 kg
• 8,703 kg ÷ 1.77 = 4,917 litres
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