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Weight

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  • A measure of the heaviness of an object. The force by which a body is attracted toward the center of the earth (or another celestial body) by gravity. Weight is equal to the mass of the body times the local value of gravitational acceleration. One of

References

  • Airplane Flying Handbook
    Federal Aviation Administration ยท 2021