On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:36:06 -0000, "Recliner"
wrote:

"Mwmbwls" wrote in message
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This has overtones of the story of the space exploration vehicle lost
because one manufacturer was callibrating in Imperial Measures and
another in metric. Canadian aircraft have run out of jet fuel in mid
Atlantic for the same reason.

Actually, the Canadian airliner that ran out of fuel did so in the
middle of Canada (or it wouldn't have got down safely). It's nicknamed
the Gimli Glider: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider

The 767 subsequently had a full flying career and was retired last
month.

It was a different Canadian airliner that ran out of fuel over the
Atlantic, for completely different reasons. It had a fuel leak because
of a maintenance error.

....and that one got down safely, too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transat_Flight_236