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Wouldn't it be possible to install strain gauges in the landing gears to determine the plane's weight?
by rationalist 5mo ago
Wouldn't it be possible to install strain gauges in the landing gears to determine the plane's weight?
- ooterness 5mo agoSystems built into the landing gear do exist, but they're not very common. There are also ground-based systems (i.e., scale-on-a-cart for each wheel). https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/16307/how-does-a-commercial-airliner-measure-its-weight-mass https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/16307/how-does-...
- tadfisher 5mo agoThey would have to be calibrated and cross-checked with the manifest weight
- Markoff 5mo agoseems it would be easier just to have them at boarding gate for all passing passengers