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Old 13th Sep 2016, 16:15
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The target is "MTOW under 5 tons" and is related to airport accreditation. Certain runways are approved for use with up to 5 tons weight and the next heavier concrete/asphalt structures are vastly more expensive, so the usual smaller business airport operations try to avoid the costs for full heavyweight tarmac.
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