weight and balance

Front

Equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity.

Back

Weight

Front

What includes the weight of the standard airplane, optional equipment, unusable fuel, and full operating fluids including full engine oil?

Back

BASIC EMPTY WEIGHT

Front

Is the small amount of fuel in the tanks that cannot be safely used in flight or drained on the ground?

Back

UNUSABLE FUEL

Front

Term used for the weight of only the passengers, baggage, and cargo.

Back

PAYLOAD

Front

payload plus weight of the flight crew and usable fuel

Back

USEFUL LOAD

Front

The term used to describe the airplane loaded for flight prior to engine start

Back

RAMP WEIGHT

Front

What is the weight of the airplane just before you release the brakes to begin the take-off roll?

Back

TAKE-OFF WEIGHT

Front

The weight of the airplane loaded for take-off. It includes the basic weight empty plus the useful load

Back

OPERATIONAL GROSS WEIGHT

Front

the take-off weight minus the fuel burned enroute

Back

LANDING WEIGHT

Front

The maximum permissible weight of the airplane

Back

MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT