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Aircraft Weights

Structure, Systems
and Propulsion

Empty Weight

+Cabin Equipment

Basic Weight

Zero Fuel Weight

+Payload

Dry Operating Weight

+Crew & Catering

+Fuel Reserves

Landing Weight

+Trip Fuel

Take-Off Weight

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MZFW

Empty
Weight

Basic
Weight

Dry Operating Zero Fuel

Weight
Weight

MLW

MTOW

Landing
Weight

Take-Off
Weight

Aircraft Weight
Structure, Systems
and Propulsion

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Equipment

Crew &
Catering

Payload

Fuel
Reserves

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Trip
Fuel

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Dry Operating
Weight

+
Cargo

Passengers
and Baggage

Payload

Max Payload

=
Zero Fuel
Weight

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Payload Limitations - 1

Max Payload 1 MZFW Dry Operating Weight

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Dry Operating
Weight

+
Fuel
Take-off Fuel

Cargo

Passengers
and Baggage

Payload

Max Payload

=
Take-Off
Weight

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MTOW
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Payload Limitations - 2

Max Payload 2 MTOW Take Off Fuel

Dry Operating Weight

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Dry Operating
Weight

+
Fuel
Take-off Fuel

Cargo

Passengers
and Baggage

Payload

Max Payload

=
Take-Off
Weight

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MTOW
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Dry Operating
Weight

Take-off Fuel

Fuel
Passengers
and Baggage

Cargo

Payload

Max Payload

Fuel Used

Trip Fuel

=
Landing
Weight

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MLW
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Payload Limitations - 3

Max Payload 3 MLW Trip Fuel Take Off Fuel

Dry Operating Weight

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Dry Operating
Weight

Take-off Fuel

Fuel
Passengers
and Baggage

Cargo

Payload

Max Payload

Fuel Used

Trip Fuel

=
Landing
Weight

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Dry Operating
Weight

Take-off Fuel

Fuel
Passengers
and Baggage

Cargo

Payload

Max Payload

Fuel Used

Trip Fuel

=
Landing
Weight

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MZFW

Max. Payload 1

MTOW

Max. Payload 2

MLW

Max. Payload 3
Max. Payload 3

The least
among the three is
the Maximum
Allowed Payload

For short range flights, MLW is the most possible factor to limit the maximum payload.

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