Empty weight

The empty weight of a vehicle is based on its weight without any payload (cargo, passengers, usable fuel, etc.).[1][2]

Aviation

Many different empty weight definitions exist. Here are some of the more common ones used.

In 1975 the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) standardized the definition of empty weight terms for Pilot Operating Handbooks as follows:

Standard Empty Weight includes the following:

Optional Equipment includes the following:

Previously the following were commonly used to define empty weights:

In this definition Empty Weight includes the following:

Note that weight of oil must be added to Licensed Empty Weight for it to be equivalent to Basic Empty Weight

The standard empty weight restriction sign in the United States

In the United States, bridge weight limits for trucks and other heavy vehicles may be expressed in terms of gross vehicle weight or empty weight.[3]

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