Type V platform

Airlift Technologies International, Inc. - Air Cargo Delivery

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32-foot Type V platform in assembly at ATI.


NOMENCLATURE: PLATFORM, AIRDROP, TYPE V

DESCRIPTION:
The Type V airdrop platform is a modular component assembly constructed of aluminum extrusions and is used for airdropping loads ranging from 2,500 lb. to 42,000 lb. from aircraft having the 463L standard, dual rail, restraint systems. (60,000 lb. have been dropped using large aircraft.) A vented version is used to drop loads onto water. This platform is LAPE qualified. (Note: The LAPE airdrop method is not in current practice in the U.S. as a standard airdrop method.)

NSN

Part Number

Length

(none)11-1-2780-18-ft
(none)11-1-2780-212-ft
(none)11-1-2780-316-ft
(none)11-1-2780-420-ft
(none)11-1-2780-524-ft
(none)11-1-2780-628-ft
(none)11-1-2780-732-ft

(Vented platform assemblies use same part number as nonvented.)

APPLICABLE MILITARY SPECIFICATION/STANDARD:

 

(none)

 

(Previous specification MIL-P-44115 was cancelled.)

 

Technical Reference:

FM 4-20.102 / TM 10-1670-268-20&P


LOAD CAPACITY

Low Velocity Airdrop (LVAD)2,500 - 42,000 lb.
Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES)

6,700 - 42,000 lb.

(Discontinued)

 

MAJOR COMPONENTS

Item

Part Number

Main Panel Assembly:

 

  • Nonvented

  • Vented

 

 

11-1-2781-2

11-1-2781-4

Rear Panel Assembly:

 

  • Nonvented

  • Vented

 

 

11-1-2781-1

11-1-2781-3

Side Rail:

11-1-2793-1 through -7

(For 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 and 32-ft, respectively)

 

MAJOR COMPONENTS

Not included in Base purchase of platform.

Item

Part Number

Roller Pad:

11-1-2795-1 through -7

(For 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 and 32-ft, respectively)

Extraction Bracket Assembly:11-1-2871
(LVAD Only)
Nose Bumper:

11-1-2797
(LAPES only)

Tandem Link Assembly:11-1-2798-1
Suspension Link Bracket Assembly:11-1-2798-2

EFTA Bracket Component Assembly:

 

  • Bracket, Outside, EFTA

  • Bracket, Inside, EFTA

  • Bolt, Hex

  • Washer, Flat

  • Nut, Hex

 

11-1-2780-12

 

11-1-3175

11-1-2872

AN6-17A

NAS1149F0663P

MS21044-N6

Tiedown Clevis Assembly:

11-1-2801

 

Additional Equipment Used

  • Extraction Force Transfer Coupling (LVAD Only)

  • Extraction Line

  • Tiedown Assembly

  • Nose Bumper (LAPES only)

  • Attitude Control Bar (LAPES Only)

  • Cargo Parachutes (normally G-11 Series)

  • Extraction Parachutes (15, 22, 28 & 35-ft diameters)

  • Towplate (LAPES Only)

 

Platform Assembly Weights

(Approximate)

8-ft

12-ft

16-ft

20-ft

24-ft

28-ft

32-ft

820 lb.

1,220 lb.

1,590 lb.

1,950 lb.

2,280 lb.

2,820 lb.

3,056 lb.

Note: Weights include platform assembled with:

  • Four Each Tandem, Or Suspension Links

  • One Each Extraction Bracket

  • One Nose Bumper

  • No Tiedown Clevises Included.

 

Platform Special Features:

  • 108-inch Width

  • Fits 463L Type Dual Rail Restraint System

 

Platform TYPICAL DEPLOYMENT Features

Platform Payload Weight

(item suspended)

Up To 40,000 lb.

Platform Payload Weight

(platform suspended)

Up To 28,000 lb.
Typical Deployment Speed140 knots IAS
Typical Deployment Altitude1,000 - 1,500-ft AGL




Major Components of Type V Airdrop Platform
Type V Airdrop Platform Features


Type V Airdrop Platform Minor Components

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