Crew weight typically refers to the combined weight of the flight crew members (pilots) on board an aircraft. This weight is a significant factor in aircraft performance calculations, as it affects the overall mass and balance of the aircraft. Flight mechanics involves analyzing and understanding the forces and moments acting on an aircraft during various phases of flight, and the weight of the crew is an essential parameter in these calculations for determining factors like takeoff performance, fuel consumption, and aircraft stability.
Where:
- WTakeoff is the weight of aircraft in kg,
- Wpaylod is the payload weight of aircraft (passengers and cargo) in kg,
- Wfuel is the Total fuel weight in aircraft in kg,
- Wempty is the weight of aircraft (without passengers, fuel and cargo) in kg.