Help with load sheets

[davidharris]

hi all i have got some load sheets for an aircraft how a boing 737 how do i work out how much fuel i need i will be going from london heathrow to nice in france i need to work out the following, Fuel needed (lbs), Extra fuel, gross fuel weight. and finally i want to pretend the plane has 300 people on it how do i work out the passenger weight. i would be grateful if anyone could help me on this matter.

thanks alot

David

[Scottler]

As of May 2003, the FAA has used 190 pounds as the weight for passengers, and 30 pounds per checked bag.

[davidharris]

is that 190 pounds for each passanger or what

[Scottler]

Unless you've somehow found 300 people who each weigh 2/3 of a pound, then yes, that's 190 pounds per passenger.