Commercial v cargo planes

"David Herman" wrote in message news:1100058649.23143@yasure...
Yeah, on "cargo" planes, there are no troublesome passengers around to fight
back against the hijackers up front who took over.

I can't help but wonder just a little bit about what's behind all these
questions...

FWIW, the 9/11 trick will only work once, and that one time is behind us.
Nobody's gonna let that one be repeated.

I've only thought of myself as someone who finds flying totally
captivating, but one without the financial resources to actually learn
piloting. To even think the way you are makes me more than a bit down


Anyway, why I asked this Q was because I was wondering what the
different weight distribution patterns would do to the aircraft's
piloting.

Interestingly, when I'd once asked this pilot colleague of mine on how
pilots regulate luggage weight distributions pre-flight, he had said
he didn't ever bother with that. "That's the work of the ground
personnel, and I'm never bothered about it as a pilot," he said. It
struck me as fascinating because until then, I was somehow of the
thought that weight distribution patterns told on how an aircraft
would handle (not sure 'handle' is the appropriate term).

I work here in Dubai, but I'm not an Arab. And most definitely not one
with malicious intent, David

Ramapriya

Anyway, why I asked this Q was because I was wondering what the
different weight distribution patterns would do to the aircraft's
piloting.

Passengers are strapped to seats for takeoff and landing. On the average this distributes the weight well enough (although I'm sure that if a plane got loaded with all sumo wrestlers in the back and all children in the front, the flight attendant
would notify the pilot who would then make a decision as to whether or not the W&B needed to be calculated more precisely)

Cargo does not have this automatic distribution mechanism, and I'd assume that the containers are distributed appropriately in the hold, though I don't know if it would be by weighing or estimation.

Yes, weight and balance issues are important to big planes too.

Jose
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Cargo does not complain about the rough ride or the bounced landing

"Ramapriya" wrote in message
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Another simplistic Q... is there any difference piloting them?

Ramapriya

"Ramapriya" wrote in message
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Another simplistic Q... is there any difference piloting them?


Cargo planes tend to be commercial planes.

Cargo never complains....45+ degrees of bank....steep climbs and
descents...heavy braking to make the highspeed...the cargo has never uttered
a word!



"Ramapriya" wrote in message
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Another simplistic Q... is there any difference piloting them?

Ramapriya

"WRE" (remove nospam) wrote in message ...
Cargo never complains....45+ degrees of bank....steep climbs and descents...heavy braking to make the highspeed...the
cargo has never uttered a word!



"Ramapriya" wrote in message om...
Another simplistic Q... is there any difference piloting them?

Ramapriya




I think the cows may have ;-)