Originally Posted by
de facto
The MTOW is your Structural max take off weight(real weight).
The RTOW (Regulated) is your Performance adjusted take off weight which must be below your runway/obstacle level off/climb limit weight.
The adjustments are qnh,bleeds OFf,EAI ON.....
On a long runway you could see that your RTOW limit is well above your MTOW,up to 82T for a 738.
I thought MTOW must never be exceeded irrespective ?