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Posted by RonInBayside on Wed Nov 9 17:14:48 2005, in response to Re: Boeing jet to break distance record, posted by Mitch45 on Wed Nov 9 16:30:21 2005. Brian is correct. It's called a fuel management system. It takes into account take-off weight, temperature, altitude, engine type and throttle settings, expected tailwinds and headwinds and change in weight due to fuel burn-off. |