Outsize cargo

Outsize cargo is a designation given to goods of unusually large size. This term is often applied to cargo which cannot fit on standardized transport devices such as skids (pallets) or containers. This includes military and other vehicles.[1][2]

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft carrying Space Shuttle Atlantis

In some cases, the cargo may be carried on the exterior atop a large cargo aircraft, such as the Space Shuttle or Buran-class spacecraft.

See also

References
  1. Air Mobility Operational Requirements, USAF
  2. Moving U.S. Forces. US DOD. 1997. p. 72.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.