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about the Gilmi Glider incident, in which passenger plane Air Canada flight 143 ran out of fuel mid-flight due to a series of failures including two broken fuel indication systems, a confusion between pounds and kilos, and a technician accidentally undoing a repair to the fuel systems.

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Fun Fact: about the Gilmi Glider incident, in which passenger plane Air Canada flight 143 ran out of fuel mid-flight due to a series of failures – including two broken fuel indication systems, a confusion between pounds and kilos, and a technician accidentally undoing a repair to the fuel systems.

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