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“What does the
board with numbers
that appears in
the window of the
cockpit mean?”
Michel Le Moine, France
the board you refer to
is a fuel
card, placed in the right-hand window
of the flight deck by pilots to confirm
the amount of fuel required for the flight
in metric tonnes. So, 5.4 indicates
5,400kg (4,320 litres) of fuel.
The pilots use a flight plan to establish how much
fuel is required. This takes into account various
factors, including the route, wind and weather
conditions at the departure and arrival airports. The
captain crosschecks the fuel displayed in the gauges
with the fuel remaining from the last flight and how
many litres of fuel have been pumped into the tanks.
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