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Consequence of shifting carry-on luggage to checked luggage for aircraft weight
Does the average weight calculation for passengers on commercial
flights include an allowance for their carry-on luggage? The reason I ask is that, if the carry-on weight is shifted to the hold, calculations that use an assumed average weight for passengers and their carry-ons in conjunction with actual weighing for luggage in the hold may produce estimates of take-off weight that are too high. For example, if the average passenger has 10 lbs of carry-on and this is incorporated into the estimated weight used for that passenger, and he is suddenly required to check the carry-on, the assumed weight will be too high by 10 lbs. This, combined with the 10 lbs extra of measured weight in the luggage in the hold, would make the take-off weight calculation 10 lbs high. Multiply that by hundreds of passengers, and you have a weight that could be thousands of pounds off. Has anyone considered this? A too-high estimate could affect flight characteristics and might also waste fuel (since more would be loaded than needed). -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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