Nowadays most people prefer to travel long distances by flight. If you have also traveled by flight, then you might have seen that the flight is filled with fuel before takeoff at the airport. But do you know how much fuel is filled in the flight and what does the pilot do in case the fuel runs out in the sky? Just think, if the fuel in the flight runs out, will it cause the flight to crash? Know what technology works behind this.
Fuel in flight
At the time of takeoff of a flight from any airport, ample amount of fuel is filled in it, so that the flight can travel its distance. Excess fuel is not filled in the flight because excess fuel at the time of landing can cause a major incident due to pressure.
How is fuel filled in the sky
Now the question is that if the fuel runs out in the flight due to any reason, then how is the fuel filled in it. Let us tell you that whenever the petrol of the plane flying in the air starts to run out, then the pilot comes to know about it with the help of the indicator. After which the pilot sends this information to the control room, the control room sends another fuel-filled flight from the nearest area into the sky quickly. At the same time, when the plane filled with fuel reaches the first plane, then both the planes fly parallel to each other at the same speed.
When did the fuel run out in the flight
Usually this does not happen in the flight, because it is thoroughly checked before the plane takes off. Because by mistake not paying attention to the fuel can lead to a big accident. But a big incident of running out of fuel is recorded in history. Let us tell you that in 1983, a plane took off from Toronto city of Canada to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The number of this flight was 236. It was an Airbus A330 plane. Which had two powerful engines of Rolls Royce. There were a total of 306 people on board this plane including the crew and the pilot. At an altitude of 39 thousand feet just above the Atlantic Ocean, the pilot realized that the fuel in the plane was running out, the signal of which was visible on the screen in front of him. But he did not know the reason behind this. However, after the fuel ran out, the pilots planned to land at the nearest military airport on an island named Lajes.
Experienced pilot Captain Robert Piche, seeing the opportunity, landed the plane on the runway with his wisdom. However, due to the fuel running out, the plane hit the runway and bounced like a ball and then came down. At the same time, due to high speed, its wheels burst and the body cracked. But the plane landed safely and everyone was brought down safely, although 16 people suffered minor injuries during this.
How big is the fuel tank of the flight?
Do you know how big is the fuel tank of a flight? Let us tell you that the fuel tank of any flight depends on its size. For example, the fuel tank of Airbus A380 holds 323,591 liters, Boeing 747 holds 182,000 liters of oil. On the other hand, the fuel tank capacity of small planes is 4000-5000 liters. Apart from this, the fuel tank capacity of medium-sized aircrafts is 26000 to 30000 liters.
Also read: It is almost impossible to break these Olympic records, the athletes had done a miracle