Hi Anton -- on Jul 13 2020 at 12:14, you wrote:

AS> Observe that Dallas had an "of" before the second
AS> object -- to drain somebody of something.  Does a plane
AS> really "drain" excessive fuel before landing? Maybe they
AS> dump it?

Speaking as an ex-aircraft worker, we would drain fuel (or water) from
an aircraft sitting (or standing!) on the ramp. The aircraft would dump
fuel in preparation for an emergency landing. The distinction, I think,
is that drain implies a destination (a fuel truck ("bowser" in England!)
or a bucket, as opposed to dumping where we have no idea where the fuel
will land!


Cheers... Dallas

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