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45;
Force or the Wavy. Spot cheeks of Army Shipping Documents i
revealed that a) Army tare weights appear to he higher due
to the use of heavy duty surface shipping containers with
packaging preservation for long-time storage; and b) a |
great majority of the Army shipments appeared to consist ofji
ordinance,* signal, medical, and photographic supplies whichj
seem to have a greater density than the average of the multitude
of diversified items shipped by the Air Force and I
Wavy. |
In Figure 7 where the Army cargo densities to the ,
i Pacific areas are shown in line graph form, there is indi- *
cated a great spread in density variations. In fact, only :
the plot of the cargo densities to the Worthwest Pacific
j follows any degree of regularity about the average. This
! : j disparity may be explained by the reasoning that to the
;Central Pacific and Western Pacific areas there was not a
| sufficient number of samples nor enough total shipment
j weight to furnish a representative sample. The relatively
!small number of shipments can be compared with all others
|iin Table IV showing the total weights of all shipments to ■ i 1
the various areas. !
! Figure 6 illustrating the Air Force densities to the!
I various areas shows some differences in density averages
i
1 that can be partially explained by observations by experi-
| enced air freight personnel at Travis. The fluctuations to;
the low side of the Air Force average were generally '
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| Title | An experimental investigation of air cargo densities and some other operational factors related to transport aircraft fuselage design. - Page 62 |
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| Full text | 45; Force or the Wavy. Spot cheeks of Army Shipping Documents i revealed that a) Army tare weights appear to he higher due to the use of heavy duty surface shipping containers with packaging preservation for long-time storage; and b) a | great majority of the Army shipments appeared to consist ofji ordinance,* signal, medical, and photographic supplies whichj seem to have a greater density than the average of the multitude of diversified items shipped by the Air Force and I Wavy. | In Figure 7 where the Army cargo densities to the , i Pacific areas are shown in line graph form, there is indi- * cated a great spread in density variations. In fact, only : the plot of the cargo densities to the Worthwest Pacific j follows any degree of regularity about the average. This ! : j disparity may be explained by the reasoning that to the ;Central Pacific and Western Pacific areas there was not a | sufficient number of samples nor enough total shipment j weight to furnish a representative sample. The relatively !small number of shipments can be compared with all others |iin Table IV showing the total weights of all shipments to ■ i 1 the various areas. ! ! Figure 6 illustrating the Air Force densities to the! I various areas shows some differences in density averages i 1 that can be partially explained by observations by experi- | enced air freight personnel at Travis. The fluctuations to; the low side of the Air Force average were generally ' |
