✈️ The Glider That Ran Out of Fuel

In 1983 a jet carried pounds of fuel where kilograms were needed, then glided. Find the slip, the fraction, and a glide of about 12 to 1.

A number with the wrong unit

In 1983 a jet needed 22,300 kilograms of fuel. Someone worked the sum in pounds instead, so it carried 22,300 pounds. A kilogram is about 2.2 pounds. Guess first: how many kilograms did it really carry?