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POIDS BRUT MAXIMUM [3 records]

Record 1 2012-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

The maximum permitted weight of the airplane.

CONT

Aircraft normally have their tires inflated to the pressure corresponding to the maximum gross mass and maintain this pressure regardless of the variations in take-off masses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Poids maximum permis de l'avion.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
DEF

To approach the legal gross-weight limits imposed on a truck. (Fortune, September 7, 1981).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
OBS

Source(s) : Transport routier.

Spanish

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