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- Jun 3, 2021
Before the sperging starts about any aircraft going down due to Big Al's big mass, let's learn something about weight distribution on modern airliners. Because while it's a very funny thought, it's kinda really dumb.
Typically an airline will use a predetermined average weight for both luggage and passengers which is regularly reviewed and changes based on season, with passengers likely to be carrying heavier clothing for winter months. (Although luggage figures can be corrected for hold luggage, given that this is weighed at check-in) The figures for AIR OPS will also include general cargo, crew and fuel.
The average for passengers is usually split into categories; Male, Female, Child, and Infant. This average is then used to balance the aircraft in circumstances where the aircraft may have more passengers to the rear or front of the cabin. In circumstances where passenger numbers are low, passengers may be assigned seating that differs from their selected seats to bring the aircraft within AIR OPS Regulations.
In 2020 a Boeing 737 operated by TUI suffered a mistake where they categorised every female passenger as a childs average weight, meaning 38 passengers weighed more than what the loadsheet reflected for calculated mass. The balance of the aircraft was off by a margin of 1.2 metric tones. This was well within the safe operating limitations of the Boeing 737 and safe operation of the aircraft was not compromised at any stage of the flight.
Squeezing this fat idiot into the seat with her ziplock bag of corn syrup derived happiness, her belief that the laws of physics we were taught at school may not actually be true, along with her incessant child-like jabbering will be the only valid concerns for her, the crew and fellow passengers.
The average for passengers is usually split into categories; Male, Female, Child, and Infant. This average is then used to balance the aircraft in circumstances where the aircraft may have more passengers to the rear or front of the cabin. In circumstances where passenger numbers are low, passengers may be assigned seating that differs from their selected seats to bring the aircraft within AIR OPS Regulations.
In 2020 a Boeing 737 operated by TUI suffered a mistake where they categorised every female passenger as a childs average weight, meaning 38 passengers weighed more than what the loadsheet reflected for calculated mass. The balance of the aircraft was off by a margin of 1.2 metric tones. This was well within the safe operating limitations of the Boeing 737 and safe operation of the aircraft was not compromised at any stage of the flight.
Squeezing this fat idiot into the seat with her ziplock bag of corn syrup derived happiness, her belief that the laws of physics we were taught at school may not actually be true, along with her incessant child-like jabbering will be the only valid concerns for her, the crew and fellow passengers.
