1The ratio of the average or actual amount of some quantity and the maximum possible or permissible.
装载系数（实际装载量与最大装载量的比值）
Example sentencesExamples
This represents an average load factor of 70 per cent.
Of course the average train over that particular journey probably has a higher load factor than the average car travelling between that same pair of cities.
1.1The ratio between the lift and the weight of an aircraft.
负载系数（飞机升力和自重的比值）
Example sentencesExamples
Using a side-stick controller, the pilot will fly a longitudinal load factor and a lateral roll rate.
Your aircraft's wing interprets vertical gusts as a change in the angle of attack, thus significantly increasing the load factor.
First, since vehicle loss does not pose an inherent risk to human life, design margins can be reduced below the traditional 150 percent design load factor traditionally used for manned aircraft.
Definition of load factor in US English:
load factor
nounlōd ˈfaktər
1The ratio of the average or actual amount of some quantity and the maximum possible or permissible.
装载系数（实际装载量与最大装载量的比值）
Example sentencesExamples
This represents an average load factor of 70 per cent.
Of course the average train over that particular journey probably has a higher load factor than the average car travelling between that same pair of cities.
1.1The ratio between the lift and the weight of an aircraft.
负载系数（飞机升力和自重的比值）
Example sentencesExamples
First, since vehicle loss does not pose an inherent risk to human life, design margins can be reduced below the traditional 150 percent design load factor traditionally used for manned aircraft.
Your aircraft's wing interprets vertical gusts as a change in the angle of attack, thus significantly increasing the load factor.
Using a side-stick controller, the pilot will fly a longitudinal load factor and a lateral roll rate.