463L master pallet
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The HCU-6/E or 463L Master Pallet is a standardized
Description
The "SS-463L" project was developed by a U.S. Air Force committee in 1957 and awarded to the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1959. The "SS-463L Pallet Cargo Handling System" specifications for aircraft (aka "463L") included a "Master Pallet" design to meet a component of the material handling specifications of this system. The "Master Pallet" was contracted to the AAR Cadillac Manufacturing Corporation, at one time AAR Cadillac Corp, and now AAR Corp.
In the 1950s, the U.S. Air Force used a standard designation system for all awarded projects. The "SS" represents Support System, the "463" represents an assigned general system category, 400–499 series for "Support Systems", and the suffix "L" also represents "Support Systems". The "463L" does not stand for the period that the pallet was initiated (April 1963); it is the name of the system.
The standard HCU-6/E pallet in the "463L" system was designed and finalized in the early 1960s by the AAR Cadillac Corp. to implement the "SS-463L Pallet Cargo Handling System" now known as "Materials Handling Support System "463L"". The original design of the HCU-6/E pallet met the standards of the Universal Cargo Handling Rail System design in 1962 for the
Based on the HCU-6/E air cargo Master Pallet, additional components include the HCU-7/E side net, the HCU-15/C top net, and the CGU-1/B Device or cargo strap. MB-1 Devices or MB-2 Devices may be used with appropriate chains.
The "463L Master Pallets" can be unloaded on the ground in peacetime or in combat.
They are built of a
Aircraft capabilities
Aircraft | 463LMP Capacity |
---|---|
AgustaWestland AW101 | 2 |
Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion | 2 |
Boeing CH-47 Chinook | 3 |
CASA/IPTN CN-235* | 4 |
Lockheed C-130 Hercules E/H models | 6 |
Lockheed C-130 Hercules J-30 model | 8 |
Embraer KC-390 |
7 |
Kawasaki C-2 | 8 |
Airbus A400M Atlas | 9 |
Boeing 707 | 13 |
Lockheed C-141 Starlifter A model | 10 |
Douglas DC-8-62 |
14 |
Douglas DC-8-63 |
18 |
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III** | 18 |
Boeing KC-767 | 19 |
Boeing KC-46A |
18 |
Boeing KC-135 |
6 |
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 |
30 |
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy | 36 |
Boeing 747 | 42 |
* Including one on the ramp
** 11 in centerline configuration
See also
- Unit Load Device(ULD), lightweight aluminium and plastic pallet or container, designed for commercial aircraft.
- Department of Defense container system
- Oversize cargo
References
- Projects on designation-systems.net
- "Master Jumpmaster Update, April 2003, US Army, Fort Bragg". Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2006.
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- Online information for Defence Community
- United States Patent Application
- USAF T.O. 1C-46(K)A-5
- USAF T.O. 1C-135-9