No, it's because weight is critical information needed to calculate how much runway will be needed. Other factors are: wind speed and direction, temperature, and humidity. If the plane is too heavy it may have to use a different runway for takeoff. Also, the maximum takeoff weight can't be exceeded.
For that reason getting the fuel information this way is much more useful to the pilot. Carleton In a message dated Thu, 3 Jan 2002 10:03:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, M R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Fuel for automobiles and locomotives are > quoted in volume (liters and gallons), how > come the aeroplanes are using mass (tons). > > Is it because the word 'ton' is shorter than > kiloliters or because the oil refineries > deal in tons. > > After all it is easier to measure the volume. > For ex - to measure a tanker truck containing > fuel, one has to find the cubic volume and > apply this formula > 1 cubic meter = 1000 l, > or by using a scale and finding the level. > whereas to find the mass, we should weigh > the truck and subtract the mass of empty truck. > > Madan > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com
