weight and balance

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

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

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

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

payload plus weight of the flight crew and usable fuel

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

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

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

the take-off weight minus the fuel burned enroute

The maximum permissible weight of the airplane