Pick me Flybe!
2nd Jan 2009, 19:24
B737 MTOW 100,000 Tonnes or more?
So we all know that MTOW is limited by things like wing spar strength, the power of all serviceable engines, pressure altitude and runway length etc. As a result there are limits to the amount of cargo that can be carried in the hold.
My solution.
Let’s say that we were to mount magnets to all internal walls of the hold. At the same time we attach magnets to the walls of the freight bins. If we were to use repelling magnets we could get the freight bins to float, call it levitation by magnets. Therefore no part of the freight would ever touch any part of the aircraft, so the effect is it must be weightless!! As a result an aircraft could carry infinite amounts of freight, so long as it fitted in the hold and still weight the same as if it were empty.
Obviously the compass would need a severe swing, but apart from that its kerching all round! The magnets would also need to be electromagnetic, maybe powered by the aircraft generators. That way the magnets could be turned off to enable the freight to be loaded and unloaded.
Doable or not?
So we all know that MTOW is limited by things like wing spar strength, the power of all serviceable engines, pressure altitude and runway length etc. As a result there are limits to the amount of cargo that can be carried in the hold.
My solution.
Let’s say that we were to mount magnets to all internal walls of the hold. At the same time we attach magnets to the walls of the freight bins. If we were to use repelling magnets we could get the freight bins to float, call it levitation by magnets. Therefore no part of the freight would ever touch any part of the aircraft, so the effect is it must be weightless!! As a result an aircraft could carry infinite amounts of freight, so long as it fitted in the hold and still weight the same as if it were empty.
Obviously the compass would need a severe swing, but apart from that its kerching all round! The magnets would also need to be electromagnetic, maybe powered by the aircraft generators. That way the magnets could be turned off to enable the freight to be loaded and unloaded.
Doable or not?