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AIR TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
Section I. GENERAL
NOTE
Scope
General cargo loads depicted in this
This chapter provides air transportability gui-
manual for US Air Force C-130 and
dance for movement of the M809-series trucks.
It presents examples of tiedown diagrams and
C-141 airplanes are restrained to the
minimum of 8g's forward restraint that
tiedown data tables for loading these vehicles in
is required when passengers or nuclear
US Air Force C-5, C-130, and C-141 airplanes.
weapons
cargo
are
carried
forward
of
Maximum
Utilization
of
Aircraft
the general cargo. The 8g's forward re-
straint may be reduced to a minimum of
Additional
cargo
including
nuclear
weapons
3g's forward restraint for general cargo
and/or personnel within allowable load limits
when passengers or nuclear weapons
and restrictions prescribed by pertinent safety
are not carried forward of the general
regulations
(app)
can
be
transported
with
the
cargo.
M809-series trucks in US Air Force aircraft.
When passengers or nuclear weapons
Safety
cargo are carried forward of general
cargo, the HBU-8/A (VAN ZELM) bar-
In
addition
to
the
safety
precautions
contained
rier net or equivalent net on aircraft so
equipped shall be positioned in front of
a. T h e a c t i v i t y o f f e r i n g t h e v e h i c l e s o r i t e m s
the general cargo to achieve a minimum
for air transport will notify the aircraft com-
of
8g's
forward
restraint.
mander or his designated representative in the
NOTE
ported within a vehicle.
In air loading the center of gravity of
b. T h e v e h i c l e s ' f u e l t a n k s m u s t n o t b e m o r e
each
vehicle
must
be
determined
and
than three-fourths full.
where weight and/or measurement is
c. T h e r e q u i r e d n u m b e r o f t i e d o w n s p l u s t h e i r
critical each vehicle should be weighed
capacity must be checked and the criteria for
and/or measured.
gravity forces adhered to.
Section Il. TRANSPORT BY US ARMY AIRCRAFT
vehicle that can be transported by a US Army
helicopter. The M818, without winch, can be ex-
All trucks of the M809-series are too large and
tern ally transported by the CH-47 and CH-54
too heavy for transport by the US Army fixed
helicopters under optimum conditions; however,
wing aicraft.
the truck has not been test-lifted. When tests
Rotary
Wing
Aircraft
have been accomplished, the procedures will be
published in a revision to this manual.
T h e truck, tractor, M818, is the only M809-series
Section Ill. TRANSPORT BY US AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
Capabilities
loaded into the US Air Force C-130 and C-141
aircraft. Test loading of these vehicles has not
All of the M809-series trucks can be loaded into
been accomplished. When test loading and pro-
t h e US Air Force C-5 aircraft. The M813, M813A,
c e d u r e s are obtained, they will be published in a
M814, M815, M817, and M818 trucks can be