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Re:Ryanair flight landed at Manchester airport with six minu... by lo0dot0 on Saturday October 11, 2025 @07:45AM (#45548375)
There must be measurements of the fuel tanks state, right?
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Re:Ryanair flight landed at Manchester airport with six minu... by jacquesm on Saturday October 11, 2025 @10:45AM (#45549556)
There are but this is not as precise as you might think due to a lot of confounding factors. Even the best flow meters are only about 0.2% accurate, and I find that seriously impressive.
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