Preparation mass
With empty weight (also: Empty weight ; Symbol: G Rüst , Dimension: kg ) is referred to in a plane the total weight of the airframe , engine and permanent and additional equipment. By eliminating the additional equipment, the empty mass results . The sum of the set-up mass and payload gives the take-off mass of an aircraft.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinz A. F. Schmidt: Meyers Taschenlexikon: Aviation . 2nd improved and enlarged edition. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1967, p. 299 .