Landplane Take‐off Weights: An Examination of the Design and Other Factors which Decide the Limits of Overloading Available to Purchase

ALL the performances as well as the strength of an aeroplane are reduced by overloading or increase in gross weight. But, apart from the strength considerations, the maximum take‐off weight permissible for the aeroplane probably determines the final limit of overloading, because the aeroplane must at least fly off the ground into the air.