overloading

Words for: Performance, Weight & Balance

Terms and Definitions
lateral unbalance
longitudinal unbalance
overloading
airframe ice
hazardous flight operations
stability
fuselage centerline
out-of-streamline condition
aerodynamic efficiency
laterally unbalanced condition
tailwheel type airplanes
elevator/control deflection
minimum airspeed
retraction of the landing gear
approved AFM
equipment list
fuel management
reference datum line
datum (reference datum)
tank sumps
pound-inches (in-lb)
fixed ballast
mean aerodynamic chord (MAC)
drainable oil
maximum allowable gross weight
datum reference
positive inches
negative inches
fulcrum
minus inches
computational method
graph method
table method
loading schedule placard
interpolate
weight shifting
subtotal ramp weight
weight addition or removal
–³CG
aircraft performance
pressure altitude
density altitude
Fahrenheit
1013.2 millibars
Celsius
molecular cohesion
density altitude chart
rate of climb
aerodynamic configuration
straight-and-level flight
maximum available power
climb performance
kilowatts
kw — kilowatts
AOC — Angle of Climb
fuel flow
propulsive power
propeller-driven aircraft
compressibility effects
supercharging
region of reversed command
unaccelerated condition
rate of acceleration/deceleration
best endurance airspeed
Airport/Facility Directory
grooved
upsloping runway
downsloping runway
minimum hydroplaning speed
takeoff performance
minimum dynamic hydroplaning speed
turbofan engine
continuous peak deceleration
unsupercharged reciprocating engine
supercharged reciprocating engine
landing performance
thrust reversers
retarding force
Crosswinds
energy dissipation
IAS — the speed of the aircraft as observed on the ASI
CAS — the ASI reading corrected for position (or installation) and instrument errors
VS0 — the calibrated power-off stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed at which the aircraft is controllable in the landing configuration
VS1 — the calibrated power-off stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed at which the aircraft is controllable in a specified configuration
VLO — the maximum speed at which the landing gear can be safely extended or retracted
VFE — the highest speed permissible with the wing flaps in a prescribed extended position
VA — the calibrated design maneuvering airspeed
EAS — equivalent airspeed
adiabatic compressible flow
antilock braking
performance speeds
design maneuvering airspeed
performance chart
PPH — pounds per hour
interpolation
takeoff charts
reference line
50 ft OBS
performance
peak EGT
0.2 VS0
wheel fairings
landing distance
landing charts
stall speed performance chart
Transport Category Aircraft Performance
Air Carrier Obstacle Clearance Requirements
onboard computerized systems
computerized flight mission planning systems

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Plain English Meaning

Loading the airplane with more weight than it is approved to carry, or placing the load in a way the aircraft is not approved to handle.

Full Definition

Operating an aircraft with a total weight that exceeds the maximum gross weight limit established by the manufacturer, or with weight distribution that exceeds any structural or center-of-gravity limit specified for that aircraft.

Context Anchor

Pilots encounter this during preflight planning, weight and balance checks, and decisions about passengers, baggage, and fuel.

Derivation

From 'over' (beyond, exceeding) and 'load' (the weight carried). In , the everyday sense of 'too much stuff' becomes a precise limit: exceeding any approved weight figure for that aircraft.

Plain English Meaning

Full Definition

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Derivation

Why Pilots Care

Intuition Check

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