Nowadays, when we travel, we always have a suitcase that we take with us. While travelling by plane, we leave our luggage to the scale next to the attendant during the check-in process and wait for it to be weighed. If our baggage is above the right given to us, we must either pay an extra fee for it or leave our belongings there. Well, do we know why this is done? Do you have any idea why there is a baggage limit for passengers? Baggage must be collected under the wing to ensure the balance of the aircraft. This is why the check-in staff asks about the weight of the luggage. While we are waiting for our flight in the waiting rooms, our luggage is planned and placed on the plane. This process carried out by the loading operators, it is aimed to ensure the balance ratio by placing the items above normal weight among the luggage in the middle of the plane.
Baggage Weight Can Affect Aircraft Performance
In aviation, it is known by pilots that not all seats are occupied in every flight, and that baggage is loaded according to the aircraft’s capacity and flight distance. In some flights, when the aircraft is fully loaded and passenger luggage is loaded, the fuel tanks are required to be filled at a level that can maintain the weight of the aircraft. However, if the destination of the aircraft is disproportionate to the amount of fuel, a reduction in baggage or other loadings may also be requested. Overloads that will affect the performance of the aircraft; It may cause the speed of the aircraft to increase for take-off and the distance it will travel on the runway to gain speed, the increase of the aircraft to reach the suitable height, the manoeuvrability in the air and the extension of the time in baggage loading and the waiting of the passengers.
