Basic Empty Weight (BEW) is defined as

Basic Empty Weight (BEW) is defined as

• A. The weight of a standard aircraft including unusable fuel, full operating fluids, and full oil
• B. The weight of payload
• C. The weight of fuel only
• D. The ramp weight

Answer: (A)

Basic Empty Weight is the weight of the aircraft with all fixed, standard equipment and the operating fluids installed, including unusable fuel and full oil. It does not include payload or usable fuel. This baseline weight lets you build up to other weights like zero fuel weight and takeoff/ramp weight. The option described matches this definition precisely because it includes unusable fuel, full operating fluids, and full oil as part of the aircraft’s fixed configuration.

Basic Empty Weight is the weight of the aircraft with all fixed, standard equipment and the operating fluids installed, including unusable fuel and full oil. It does not include payload or usable fuel. This baseline weight lets you build up to other weights like zero fuel weight and takeoff/ramp weight. The option described matches this definition precisely because it includes unusable fuel, full operating fluids, and full oil as part of the aircraft’s fixed configuration.