Originally Posted by
John Isaac
Recently I was asked to move from the second seat in the front to the back of an Air Canada CRJ plane flying from YYZ to RDU in order to balance the plane's weight according to the FA. The plane was almost completely full. I am 6 feet, 185 lbs. This sounds crazy to me?? Am I wrong or did the FA have a case?
Every zone of the aircraft needs to have a certain minimum weight in order for the aircraft to have the proper center of gravity for take-off. Just before the main cabin door is closed, the final W&B calculations are made, and if there is not enough weight in each zone, people/cargo are moved around until each zone is within the proper weight range.
Originally Posted by
LarryJ
The CRJ and E145 have only one cargo compartment and it is in the tail. This doesn't give any of the loading flexibility that is available on airplanes with both forward and aft under-floor cargo bins. All cargo, checked, and carry-on bags must go in the aft cargo compartment leaving nothing left to adjust but the passenger's seating.
More specifically, the CRJ-100/200 only have an aft cargo compartment. The CRJ-700/900/1000 have a forward underfloor cargo compartment. It isn't big by any stretch, but can accommodate smaller roller bags.
Originally Posted by
Flaflyer
I once read a baby jet tech sheet IIRC on the CRJ regarding weight and balance. I was surprised that high tech jets use a low tech method. If the balance needs to be shifted, the ground crews stock sand bags which are added to the cargo bin as needed to balance the plane.
What other method would you expect to add weight when there are no more people or cargo to add?
