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by ThePadawan 1807 days ago
Isn't fuel generally only dumped because landing a (nearly) fully fueled plane exceeds the maximum landing weight of the runway?

Or alternatively, if a plane develops a leak in one of the tanks, it can dump fuel to balance the weight.

Is there a scenario where a plane in flight has its fuel on fire and dumping said fuel helps in any way?