Since the airlines weigh luggage, any overweight pieces are either not allowed or assessed extra fees. And if you wag a couple of suitcases across an airport the size of Atlanta, you will need several rest stops along the way without wheelie luggage.
oh don't be silly Hal... the airlines limit the weight of the luggage, so no-one gets to add a ''ton ''more because the case is on wheels or otherwise ... and you speak as tho' wheeled luggage is a new thing.. it really isn't ....and incidentally we no longer pull suitcases behind us.. that's old school and bad for our backs instead we have 4 wheeled versions which just ride alongside us with no effort except a guiding hand . They're also made of very light materials now, not those heavy lumps that would give you a hernia picking it up even when empty.... Have a look...
It's not the WHEELS that add 20 pounds Mary....it's the EXTRA CAPACITYof the larger-size wheeled luggage that ENCOURAGES the passenger to add more weight, can't you see that? Hal
They should take a safer mode of transportation, which doesn't put an extra burden on the transporter...like the Train! An extra ton or two in every passenger car would add no burden to the Locomotive that's pulling the train! And if it derails, it doesn't mean the death of everyone on board! Amtrak Forever! Hal
If passengers add more weight, with or without wheels, they have to pay for it. In addition to luggage, there are also other items in the hold being shipped which can weigh quite a bit. The airline does keep up with the total weight on board, including approximate weight of passengers, and will not allow the plane to be overweight. This is dangerous, plus using more fuel.
Well, by trying this, they realized the passengers crossing the Atlantic and Pacific were getting wet.
Uh Hal, these aren’t Boeing 707’s or DC10’s any longer which had a smaller capacity for weight management. Nowadays, not only are the aircraft much larger but the turbine engines and the materials to build those engines are totally different. Even the fuel is a tad different along with the engine consumption ratios. Besides, I do trust the physics guys when it comes to calculating stress and weight management so I would not mind it a bit if I saw an elephant being loaded on if the computer gave the okay and I didn’t have to sit next to it.
You people, because of your superior numbers against my argument, are feeling smug and vindicated, aren't you? Well, I'm enjoying a good retirement after 37 years with Douglas, Mcdonnell-Douglas, and Boeing. I've amassed a nice Nest Egg and an ample Pension for the important Lab Test Engineering I was involved in. (I was NOT on the 737 Max Program, however) So even if you all want to bash me, all I can say is: How well do you play the Piano? I'm really sorry that Bess Barber was one of those who pilloried me...she was my favorite Forum person above all ! Hal
I'm finished with this thread and all the flak it generated! Let's get back to Early Renaissance Sculpting, shall we? Harold
Very well thank you but no, if it were me I wouldn’t want to wheel a piano onto a plane. You can though if you’ve a mind to. Uh...Holly....that’s rum and coke and it does look like he might be imbibing a tad.
Jeez, Hal, you already hammered me on that months ago. Did you forget? Can't you see that? Post #7, 1/8/19.
Mary, I DON'T REMEMBER POSTING THAT because my memory is failing due to the onset of Alzheimers! (So how do I get to post #7?) Hal