Weight

[Stu Bloom]

Originally Posted by ChrisH

Some tips for Weight Management

...at the "bird factory" I work in, every program has a whole department dedicated to tracking the current estimated and actual weight of the aircraft. We wouldn't do that if we didn't think it was important, there too many other things we need to throw bodies at to waste them on something unimportant ...

Chris is ABSOLUTELY correct. Regardless of what the numerical limit is, it would benefit us all to use these weight management ideas.

Here at Rolls Royce we also have several people dedicated to tracking the weight of our engines. Any change that is proposed for any flight engine is heavily scrutinized for weight impact. We pay a hefty financial penalty if our engines exceed contractual weight limits.