MTOW

The MTOW (maximum take-off weight) is the maximum takeoff weight of aircraft. This is the mass at which the aircraft can take off without violating the prescribed safety margins. The MTOW is determined using constructionally criteria as part of the type certification.

The maximum take-off weight is by civil UAVs critical to get licensed or a permanent and is most times forbidden to operate a UAV with a height a maximum take-off weight in or around inhabited areas.