SINCE 1828
all-up weight
nounDefinition of all-up weight
chiefly British
: the total weight of an aircraft, boat, or vehicle when it is fully loaded (as during takeoff)
In this configuration the aircraft's all-up weight is just over a hundred tons.— Kenneth Munson, Bombers in Service . .. Since 1960, 1975 … for a given all-up weight of glider, a gentle stall will always occur at the same indicated stalling speed.— Derek Piggott, Gliding, 1976
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