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He claimed they dumped fuel before any landing with every flight though. In emergency cases I could see it, but not with every flight landing.
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He claimed they dumped fuel before any landing with every flight though. In emergency cases I could see it, but not with every flight landing.
An aircraft's maxTake off weight is higher than its max landing weight.
So say a fully fueled plane takes off and weighs 100 tonnes but its max landing weight may be 90t as this is all the landing gear and structure can take in operational use (more and they will be damaged/fail).
This means it has to burn 10t of fuel before it can land and not end up damaged.
A fuel dump set up isnt common on airliners (optional extra) so if they have had to turn back they will end up having to circle the airports for ages to use up the fuel weight.
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When I first read Harry Potter, I thought that Hermione was pronounced "her-mih-oh-neh".
I've heard conderictry confirmations from various sources, i think the jury is still out on that one
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School friend thought that Lucius Malfoy was pronounced "luscious"
I thought it was her-me-own
Okay, I’ll bite, I’ve never read a Harry Potter book, nor seen a Harry Potter movie, and I’m probably stepping
straight on to a giant banana skin here, but as far as I’m concerned, that is how Hermione is pronounced.
Assuming that you mean HER MY O KNEE.
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My phonetic writing will be a bit off. I as pronouncing the second syllable as "meh" instead of "my". I was thinking it was Hermey Owney with the two halves of the word rhyming.
The actual pronunciation has a slight pause after the first syllable with the last three syllables being close together. My version has the pause after the second syllable.
Most airliners can safely land above maximum landing weight, but generally only done in an emergency such as an engine failure or if the aircraft was deemed unfit to fly for whatever reason. Like you say the fuel dump isn't on most passenger jets, so they will usually circle with gear and flaps down for maximum fuel burn (up to 4 tons an hour in something like a 737), then land when safe to do so.
More useful to talk about stressed syllables than pauses. So you are saying her-me-OWN-ee. Whereas the actual pronunciation is her-MY-oh-nee. Like Skaif I always read it as her-me-OWN.
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Yes, that's it. For ages I was thinking that it was a really strange name. It didn't read right. I watched the film and it clicked.
Don't get me started on the name Niamh.
A sister of a mates wife is called Roisin. I pronounced her name Roy-sin. Apparently its row-sheen.
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I didn't know about Port but there's a number of food and drink items that have to come from a particular place. Tequlia and prosecco are ones people often don't know.
Champagne is the main one most people don't know. Cheddar too.
I'd say those are the two main ones that people DO know. I had know idea about Tequila and Prosecco.
Fair enough kinobstew123, I think that we’re roughly on the same page, as you’re in Wigan, and I’m in the centre of the Universe, 900 metres from Tower Bridge, let’s put it down to my appalling Cockney accent, and your gentle Northern one, okay?
My friend’s wife is named Róisín, I used to call her
Row-sheen, until she told me she preferred Rosheen.
I like the Irish name Niamh, and also Aoife.
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I read on here the other week it was a failed mining device that was hyped up, didn't work and hence the name. Dunno if true tho