Payload
Payload noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.
Usage example: the space shuttle can carry a maximum payload of approximately 50,000 pounds
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Weight
Weight noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.
Usage example: those books are a heavy weight to have to carry around all day
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Then considering the shell payload would mean that the shell's weight would be about a ton.
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One of the ideas was that since it could carry really heavy loads into orbit, they could give it a massive hydrogen bomb payload without the weight constraints of other delivery systems.
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It can carry a payload of 250,000 kg, has 6 engines producing 51,600 lbs thrust each, and has a maximum takeoff weight of 640,000 kg.
Source: Real Life / Cool Plane
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