weight and balance

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

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

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

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

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payload plus weight of the flight crew and usable fuel

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

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ramp weight subtracting the fuel burned during engine start, run-up, and taxi.This is the weight of the airplane just before you release the brakes to begin the take-off roll

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

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the take-off weight minus the fuel burned enroute

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The maximum permissible weight of the airplane

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