CARGO HANDLING

031 – MASS AND BALANCE

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 CARGO TYPES

CONTAINERIZED BULK PALLETIZED

CARGO CARGO CARGO

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 CARGO TYPES
CONTAINERIZED CARGO
 Baggage and cargo are loaded in standart size containers to fit
and lock in cargo compartments .

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BULK CARGO
 Loosely loaded in the aft cargo seperated from containers
by a net attached to floor ceiling and side walls.

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 CARGO TYPES
737-800 CARGO LOADING

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 CARGO TYPES
PALLETIZED CARGO
 Consist of individual or multiple items stored on pallets and
secured with strap and nets.

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 CARGO LIMITATIONS
 There are two cargo loading limitations in order to prevent
structural damage at the cargo compartments

Running Load Floor Area

𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑 Load Intensity
𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡h 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎

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Running Load
 A structural cargo limitation which must never be exceeded.
𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑
𝑅 𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑=¿
𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡h
𝑘𝑔 𝑁 𝑘𝑔 𝑙𝑏𝑠
𝑈 𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠: 𝑚 𝑚
𝑓𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑐

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Load Intensity
 A structural cargo limitation which must never be exceeded.
𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑
𝑅 𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑=¿ 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎
𝑘𝑔 𝑁 𝑘𝑔 𝑙𝑏𝑠
𝑈 𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠: 𝑚 2 2 2
𝑚 𝑓𝑡 2
𝑖𝑛𝑐

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Running Load:
𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠/ 𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔h𝑡
𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡h
height
Load Intensity
Len
g th 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠/ 𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔h𝑡
idth 𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡h ∗ 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡h
W
Mass/Weight

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