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(aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)

(aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)

1. Time-bound ratio of average energy demand versus maximum demand peak load. 2. Ratio of demonstrated machine capacity as a work center, or as a system versus service availability versus utilization. 3. In the aviation industry, load factor is the ratio of revenue passenger (or cargo ton) miles to the available seat (or cargo ton) miles.