Licensed empty weight equals

Licensed empty weight equals

• A. Basic empty weight plus undrainable oil ONLY
• B. Basic empty weight
• C. Unusable fuel
• D. Empty weight

Answer: (A)

Licensed empty weight reflects the aircraft’s weight when it’s prepared for flight with all fixed equipment and fluids that cannot be drained between flights. The only extra item added to the basic empty weight to reach this licensed figure is undrainable oil—the oil that remains in the engine and systems and cannot be removed during normal servicing. Usable fuel and payload are not part of this weight, so simply using the basic empty weight would understate the aircraft’s true empty weight, while adding other items would misrepresent what stays with the aircraft between flights.

Licensed empty weight reflects the aircraft’s weight when it’s prepared for flight with all fixed equipment and fluids that cannot be drained between flights. The only extra item added to the basic empty weight to reach this licensed figure is undrainable oil—the oil that remains in the engine and systems and cannot be removed during normal servicing. Usable fuel and payload are not part of this weight, so simply using the basic empty weight would understate the aircraft’s true empty weight, while adding other items would misrepresent what stays with the aircraft between flights.