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takeoff weight

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takeoff weight [′tāk‚ȯf ‚wāt]
(aerospace engineering)
The weight of an aircraft or rocket vehicle ready for takeoff, including the weight of the vehicle, the fuel, and the payload.


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The aircraft, which is due to enter service at the end of 2010 with a range of up to 1,691 nautical miles and maximum takeoff weight of 41,640kg, has notched up firm orders with carriers including Adria Airways and Brit Air.
A spokesman for Kingfisher says it wants to delay the deliveries to 2014 from 2012 "because we want to go for a high takeoff weight option" so the aircraft can operate non-stop from India to the USA.
With a cargo capacity of about 19 tonnes and a maximum takeoff weight of 72, the aircraft will need more powerful turbofan engines than the ERJ-190's current 20,000 lb-thrust GE CF34-10Es.
 
 
 
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