What is the Zero Fuel Weight?

What is the Zero Fuel Weight?

• A. 21,500 lbs
• B. 21,430 lbs
• C. 22,000 lbs
• D. 20,500 lbs

Answer: (B)

Zero Fuel Weight is the aircraft’s weight with all payload (passengers, baggage, cargo) and operating crew, but with no usable fuel on board. It’s the weight before any fuel is added and is used to ensure the airplane stays within the structural and CG limits before fueling. For this aircraft, the published maximum zero fuel weight is 21,430 pounds, so that value represents the weight you’re allowed to carry as payload plus the operating weight without fuel. In planning, you determine ZFW first, then add fuel up to the total takeoff weight while remaining within MTOW and CG limits. The other numbers do not correspond to the aircraft’s official zero fuel weight.

Zero Fuel Weight is the aircraft’s weight with all payload (passengers, baggage, cargo) and operating crew, but with no usable fuel on board. It’s the weight before any fuel is added and is used to ensure the airplane stays within the structural and CG limits before fueling. For this aircraft, the published maximum zero fuel weight is 21,430 pounds, so that value represents the weight you’re allowed to carry as payload plus the operating weight without fuel. In planning, you determine ZFW first, then add fuel up to the total takeoff weight while remaining within MTOW and CG limits. The other numbers do not correspond to the aircraft’s official zero fuel weight.