Aircraft Weight & Balance Practice Test

The maximum weight of an aircraft is defined as which of the following?

Empty weight plus useful load. Empty weight plus fuel. Basic empty weight plus payload. Maximum takeoff weight minus basic empty weight.

Correct Answer:

Empty weight plus useful load.

Explanation:

Maximum takeoff weight is the most the airplane is certified to weigh for a safe takeoff. It is found by adding the weight of the aircraft in its empty condition to the useful load, which is the weight of everything it’s allowed to carry—payload (people, baggage, cargo) and usable fuel. So empty weight plus useful load equals the maximum takeoff weight. The other options miss a required component or mix up what’s being added, for example excluding payload, excluding fuel, or subtracting BEW from MTOW to get only the usable load.

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