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Basic empty weight (GAMA)

Basic empty weight includes the standard empty weight plus optional and special equipment that has been installed.

Dictionary Term

Basic empty weight (GAMA)

Definitions

  • Basic empty weight includes the standard empty weight plus optional and special equipment that has been installed.
  • Standard empty weight plus optional equipment.
  • The weight of the standard helicopter, operational equipment, unusable fuel, and full operating fluids, including full engine oil.
  • The weight of the standard rotorcraft, operational equipment, unusable fuel, and full operating fluids, including full engine oil.

References

  • Airplane Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2021
  • Helicopter Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2019
  • Rotorcraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2000
  • Weight and Balance Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2016