In a commercial context (i.e., an airline or air freight carrier), payload may refer only to revenue-generating cargo or paying passengers. A payload of ordnance carried by a combat aircraft is sometimes alternatively referred to as the aircraft's warload.
In a commercial context (ie an airline or air freight carrier) payload may refer only to revenue-generating cargo or paying passengers A payload of ordnance carried by a combat aircraft is sometimes alternatively referred to as the aircraft's warload