Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]not true we know exactly what you weigh since the aircrafts weighs it self by using strain gages in the axels. Fot flightplanning calculations a statistical mass is used which changes with the type and area of operation. For high density airlines the performance margins are no where near that number. If you carry more then 500 people at 80 kg,s average mass that would mean 10 tons.You would not make it when taking off at performance limits like on a long haul flight with the maximum amount of belly cargo > Let's face it, the weight restrictions have a *lot* more to do with > minimising fuel use than safety. The performance envelope of modern > airliners is quite capable of accommodating a bird strike on take-off even > if every passenger is 20kg overweight. > > I weigh around 95kg, my girlfriend around 65, my niece around 30. We're > each taking up a seat and neither the aircraft's designers, operators or > flight crew have any idea which ones. > > P. > > ******* > Paul Hardy Carter > www.paulhardycarter.com > ******* > > On 7 Oct 2004, at 17:24, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> Simon, >> >> The manufacturers may well put placards with max. load in the bins, but I >> am certain that they build in considerable tolerance into those markings, >> for legal reasons at least. It is similar to the stickers on my Givi >> motorcycle top case: do not exceed 120 km/h and do not put more than 3 kg >> in it. I routinely disregard this weight limit, and so does everybody >> else I know, and I am sure Givi knows it perfectly well and builds the >> cases to take 10 kg. The ridiculous 3 kg limit is just to protect >> themselves from liability. >> >> The only airline I have seen implementing the one-piece and 5 kg limit >> for carry-on with anything approaching consistency is Easyjet; the other >> ones I fly frequently--KLM, Transavia, Iberia--have never weighed my >> carry-on. >> >> The possibility of ordering stuff in the Schiphol shops for pickup on >> return is most likely motivated by the desire for higher sales than any >> safety concerns. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information