diff --git a/src/FDM/YASim/Airplane.cpp b/src/FDM/YASim/Airplane.cpp
index 2665eb1f9..f3f792ba9 100644
--- a/src/FDM/YASim/Airplane.cpp
+++ b/src/FDM/YASim/Airplane.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ float Airplane::getTankCapacity(int tank)
     return ((Tank*)_tanks.get(tank))->cap;
 }
 
-void Airplane::setWeight(float weight)
+void Airplane::setEmptyWeight(float weight)
 {
     _emptyWeight = weight;
 }
diff --git a/src/FDM/YASim/Airplane.hpp b/src/FDM/YASim/Airplane.hpp
index a280efa8a..1f0bb47fc 100644
--- a/src/FDM/YASim/Airplane.hpp
+++ b/src/FDM/YASim/Airplane.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Launchbar;
 class Thruster;
 class Hitch;
 
+/// The Airplane class ties together the different components
 class Airplane : public Version {
 public:
     Airplane();
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ public:
 
     void getPilotAccel(float* out);
 
-    void setWeight(float weight);
+    void setEmptyWeight(float weight);
 
     void setWing(Wing* wing);
     void setTail(Wing* tail);
diff --git a/src/FDM/YASim/FGFDM.cpp b/src/FDM/YASim/FGFDM.cpp
index acc467fc7..480376b67 100644
--- a/src/FDM/YASim/FGFDM.cpp
+++ b/src/FDM/YASim/FGFDM.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void FGFDM::startElement(const char* name, const XMLAttributes &atts)
     char buf[64];
 
     if(eq(name, "airplane")) {
-	_airplane.setWeight(attrf(a, "mass") * LBS2KG);
+	_airplane.setEmptyWeight(attrf(a, "mass") * LBS2KG);
         if(a->hasAttribute("version")) {
           _airplane.setVersion( a->getValue("version") );
         }