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Re:Socialist Millionaire Problem by Fjolsvith on Saturday March 14, 2020 @05:18PM (#22578791)
Weigh the airplane without passengers, load them and then weigh it.

Otherwise you're guessing.

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Re:Socialist Millionaire Problem by lonelappde on Saturday March 14, 2020 @09:50PM (#22580476)
It's not often practical to get a loaded plane on a scale.

Also it is useful to balance the weight across the sides of a plane, not just get total weight.

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Re:Socialist Millionaire Problem by redis_mlc on Saturday March 14, 2020 @11:45PM (#22581066)
Actually it's easy because every major airport and maintenance facility has a location where you can taxi your plane, put the wheels on three or more sensors, and it will tell you the total weight and weight per wheel.

https://gecscales.com/aircraft-weighing-systems/

Source: commercially-licensed pilot.

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