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2024-10-28 08:25:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D18D8D60A530289B6C7B306A78739E6623F1495DFBC9B0EDDCB9FD331BD979DB
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This is a fuel dump port, which allows the pilot to jettison fuel in an emergency. If a plane has to land earlier than expected, it can dump fuel first. This is for safety reasons: to make the plane lighter, and reduce the amount of flammable fuel in case of a crash landing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_dumping
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