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The heaviest weight an aircraft can have when it lands. For large wide body commercial airplanes, it can be 100,000 pounds less than maximum takeoff weight, or even more.
Industry:Aviation
The heaviest weight to which an aircraft can be loaded while it is sitting on the ground, sometimes referred to as the maximum taxi weight.
Industry:Aviation
The heaviest weight an aircraft can have when it starts the takeoff roll. The difference between this weight and the maximum ramp weight would equal the weight of the fuel that would be consumed prior to takeoff.
Industry:Aviation
The maximum authorized weight of the aircraft and its contents, and is indicated in the Aircraft Specifications or Type Certificate Data Sheet.
Industry:Aviation
The heaviest weight an aircraft can be loaded to without having any usable fuel in the fuel tanks. Any weight loaded above this value must be in the form of fuel.
Industry:Aviation
The average distance from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the wing.
Industry:Aviation
This includes all methods of producing increased motion of molecules such as friction, impact of bodies, or compression of gases.
Industry:Aviation
