How would you weight a plane without scales?

Answer 1

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* Disassemble the plane and load it onto a cargo ship. The ship will sink lower into the water with the plane on board than it was before. The change in freeboard will translate into a tonnage loaded. * Compact the plane into as tight a cube as possible. The volume of the cube multiplied by the density of the main component of the plane (e.g. aluminum) will provide a good estimate of the weight. * Toe the plane down a long runway at increasing speed. At the wind speed that the plane lifts off the back calculation of the engineering for the wings will tell you the "lift" provided. This will equal the weight

Answer 2

You can calculate the weight of a plane by using the known weight of an object such as a sandbag and a lever arm to balance at a known reference point. This method is known as a lever-arm balance technique. By adjusting the position of the sandbag until it balances the plane, you can determine the weight of the plane relative to the weight of the sandbag.