ramp weight

ramp weight

[′ramp ‚wāt] (aerospace engineering) The static weight of a mission aircraft determined by adding operating weight, payload, flight plan fuel load, and fuel required for ground turbine power unit, taxi, runup, and takeoff.

ramp weight

The total weight of a loaded aircraft. The ramp weight includes the weight of the fuel and is higher than the takeoff weight by an amount of fuel that will be used while taxiing and running up the engine.