hehe Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Hello, Does anyone have access to the -9 loading manual for an L-100? Looking for weight limitation of pallet position #5 for an L-100 without paratroop doors Is it the same as a C-130 with paratroop doors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Adamson Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 hehe, You are no doubt referring to the L-382G which is 180 inches longer than ( 100 FWD, 80 AFT) the original C-130's and there are 7 pallet positions on the floor. As per Lockheed publication SMP 521-4, Section II, page 2-10, Dated 1 JULY 1970 Pallet Position E (5) shows 35,000 lbs. Of interest, the ramp is rated for 6000 lbs., not 5000 lbs. as the shorter ones were. A letter from Lockheed advises there were no structural changes made when the ramp was approved for 1000 lbs more. I speculate that buying customers wanted the availability of more ramp weight when they got more volume. However, on the C-130H-30's publication TM 382T-5 Section 111 page 3-17, Max weight on the ramp remains 5000 lbs. You can probably confirm this with any C-130H-30 L/M. Maybe it was changed on the C-130J? Hope this helps, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hehe Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 I'm mainly curious about the difference in weight allowed in position 5 with and without paratroop doors Does the door limit the pallet weight or does the dual rail system? I can't wrap my brain around why you would build a rail system that created that limit of 8,500 especially on a brand new J. It seems to me that the paratroop door is the limiting factor hence why they would eliminate them from the L-100 (plus the obvious lack of need on a civilian bird for paratroopers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 13 hours ago, hehe said: It seems to me that the paratroop door is the limiting factor hence why they would eliminate them from the L-100 (plus the obvious lack of need on a civilian bird for paratroopers) Actually, some commercial Hercs have paratroop doors. I was an FE on a brand new one in 1991 in Angola. They're called "aft entry doors." Don R. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hehe Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 Yea I get that lol The question is what is the difference in weight of pallet position with or without doors. Or is there a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 7/27/2020 at 12:24 AM, Bill Adamson said: hehe, You are no doubt referring to the L-382G which is 180 inches longer than ( 100 FWD, 80 AFT) the original C-130's and there are 7 pallet positions on the floor. As per Lockheed publication SMP 521-4, Section II, page 2-10, Dated 1 JULY 1970 Pallet Position E (5) shows 35,000 lbs. Of interest, the ramp is rated for 6000 lbs., not 5000 lbs. as the shorter ones were. A letter from Lockheed advises there were no structural changes made when the ramp was approved for 1000 lbs more. I speculate that buying customers wanted the availability of more ramp weight when they got more volume. However, on the C-130H-30's publication TM 382T-5 Section 111 page 3-17, Max weight on the ramp remains 5000 lbs. You can probably confirm this with any C-130H-30 L/M. Maybe it was changed on the C-130J? Hope this helps, Bill Be careful the interpretation pag. 2-10, i.a.w. chg 2 (Jun 15, 1999) only 31.0, but again in E position, what the meaning of ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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