# Pilot Error. Blame the dead guy.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-error-blame-the-dead-guy/726075>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 24, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-error-blame-the-dead-guy/726075 "2015-07-24T17:20:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilot-error-blame-the-dead-guy/726075/21 "2015-07-26T22:34:15Z")

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> [@Morgenstern](#):
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> I may be in error on the liter/gallon thing, but it was a metric conversion error that resulted in less fuel than necessary. That math stuff is everywhere.

It was actually pounds vs. kilograms. Refueling is determined by weight, which is then converted to volume by the appropriate conversion factor. They ended up using the conversion factor for pounds/liter instead of kilograms/liter and got approximately half the fuel they needed.

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