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Computation <strong>of</strong> Payload and OEWJust look at the tables for the specific aircraft:OEW = 592,000 lb. = 138,100 kg.PYL = (305 passengers)(200 lb. /passengers) = 61,000 lb. = 27,727kg.OEW + PYL = 165,827 kg. = 364,820 lb.The fuel weight requires knowledge <strong>of</strong> fuel consumption rates duringthe flight. These can be extracted from the Payload-Range diagramnext.Virginia Tech - <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Systems</strong> Laboratory 81

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