Analysis of Materials - Handling Equipment for Lower Lobes of Wide-Bodied Aircraft

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Tuck, Paul D., author.

Conference Name:

10th International Forum for Air Cargo (1980) (1980-09-30 : Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1980

Summary:

This paper deals with materials-handling equipment (MHE) for loading/offloading the lower lobes of wide-bodied aircraft and the capacity of the lower lobes. The advances and development of transport aircraft have historically outdistanced complementary ground systems. For example, Air Force-owned loaders used for military aircraft do not interface properly with wide-bodied lower lobes, as accessibility is difficult. Quarter-ton trucks and Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) are representative of equipment size that is practicable for movement via wide-bodied lower lobes. Potential exists for greater use of this airlift capability in the future by fine-tuning mobility planning and modernization of MHE

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Publisher Number:

801074

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