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At present, most cargo loads are put in place and
stacked by hand. Of course, several moving devices have
been employed for some time to maneuver items of cargo
aboard the aircraft, but it still remains that most of the •i
loading and stacking is accomplished by hand labor. Much i
experimentation is now going on in the Air Force to improve;
the system in the light of the proposed developments of
cargo aircraft such as the Douglas XC-132 which will pur-portedly
transport 100,000 pounds at its maximum range and iji
which would conceivably take several hours to hand load. !
Such innovations are being considered as the master pallet !
i . I system whereby pre-loaded pallets slide into the aircraft i
on rails and actually replace the floor of the aircraft.
jAnother proposition being pursued is the idea of the port- :
|able pre-loaded air transportable van which can be rolled
! |into the aircraft, lashed down, and flown away in a minimum
of time.-*-2 But these ideas and many others have yet to be
!proved and adapted to operational use. The lack of modern
i ’materials handling methods points up the fact they are j f
iilaging behind transport airplane design. 1
The people. All of the discussion contained in the ,
^Col. Robert W. Johnson, nA Physical Handling Sys- . tern for the Revised Air Force Logistic Concept,H (unpublished
report to the Director of Transportation, Head- jquarters, United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., 1954)> I p. 12.
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| Title | An experimental investigation of air cargo densities and some other operational factors related to transport aircraft fuselage design. - Page 74 |
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| Full text | At present, most cargo loads are put in place and stacked by hand. Of course, several moving devices have been employed for some time to maneuver items of cargo aboard the aircraft, but it still remains that most of the •i loading and stacking is accomplished by hand labor. Much i experimentation is now going on in the Air Force to improve; the system in the light of the proposed developments of cargo aircraft such as the Douglas XC-132 which will pur-portedly transport 100,000 pounds at its maximum range and iji which would conceivably take several hours to hand load. ! Such innovations are being considered as the master pallet ! i . I system whereby pre-loaded pallets slide into the aircraft i on rails and actually replace the floor of the aircraft. jAnother proposition being pursued is the idea of the port- : |able pre-loaded air transportable van which can be rolled ! |into the aircraft, lashed down, and flown away in a minimum of time.-*-2 But these ideas and many others have yet to be !proved and adapted to operational use. The lack of modern i ’materials handling methods points up the fact they are j f iilaging behind transport airplane design. 1 The people. All of the discussion contained in the , ^Col. Robert W. Johnson, nA Physical Handling Sys- . tern for the Revised Air Force Logistic Concept,H (unpublished report to the Director of Transportation, Head- jquarters, United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., 1954)> I p. 12. |
