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  2. List of airliners by maximum takeoff weight - Wikipedia

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    Type MTOW [kg] MLW [tonnes] TOR [m] LR [m] ICAO category FAA category; Antonov An-225: 640,000: 591.7: 3,500: Super: Super Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch

  3. Tonne - Wikipedia

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    In pounds: Exactly ⁠ 1000 / 0.453 592 37 ⁠ pounds (lb) by definition of the pound, ... A metric ton unit (mtu) can mean 10 kg (22 lb) within metal trading ...

  4. Ton - Wikipedia

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    the tonne, also called the metric ton, which is 1,000 kilograms (about 2,204.6 pounds) or 1 megagram. the short ton , which is 2,000 pounds (907.2 kilograms) Its original use as a unit of volume has continued in the capacity of cargo ships and in units such as the freight ton and a number of other units, ranging from 35 to 100 cubic feet (0.99 ...

  5. Long ton - Wikipedia

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    The long ton, [1] also known as the imperial ton or displacement ton, [1] [2] is a measurement unit equal to 2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kg). It is the name for the unit called the "ton" in the avoirdupois system of weights or Imperial system of measurements. It was standardised in the 13th century.

  6. Vehicle weight - Wikipedia

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    In the EU a tractor can generally have 10 tonnes (22,000 lb) on a single axle, with suspension type and number of tires often allowing slightly higher loads. In the U.S. weight restrictions are generally 20,000 pounds (9,100 kg) on a single axle, and 34,000 pounds (15,000 kg) (less than two single axles) on a tandem.

  7. List of most powerful locomotives - Wikipedia

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    2-10-10-2: 415 tonnes (457 short tons) 175,000 pounds-force (778 kN) simple; 147,200 pounds-force (655 kN) compound — Weight and performance figures listed for the Virginian variant, as that locomotive was the heavier and more powerful of the two. AA20: Russian Railways — Voroshilovgrad: 1934 Steam 4-14-4 140 tonnes (154 short tons)

  8. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement ...

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    The metric ton is the name used for the tonne (1000 kg, 2 204.622 62 lb), which is about 1.6% less than the long ton. The US customary system also includes the kip, equivalent to 1,000 pounds of force, which is also occasionally used as a unit of weight of 1,000 pounds (usually in engineering contexts).

  9. Imperial units - Wikipedia

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    Twenty hundredweight equals a ton (as in the US and Canadian [36] systems). The imperial hundredweight is 12% greater than the US and Canadian one. The imperial ton (or long ton) is 2240 pounds, which is much closer to a tonne (about 2 204.6 pounds), compared to the 10.7% smaller North American short ton of 2 000 pounds (907.185 kg ...