Evaluation of C-130/C-141 Prototype Gate Release Device System

Abstract

This test program was conducted to evaluate Container Delivery System (CDS) airdrop of equipment form C-130 and C-141 aircraft with a Gate Release Device (GRD). The GRD was an electromagnetic device designed to replace the knife and pulley system presently used to release A-22 containers. Six tests were conducted form a C-130 and five from a C-141. The C-130 flew at 130 KIAS and the C-141 flew at 150 KIAS. The C-130 flew at altitudes ranging from 600 to 2,00 feet above ground level (AGL) and the C-141 at 1,00 feet AGL at test initiation. Container gross weights ranged form 575 to 2,325 pounds. Keywords: Cargo parachutes; Air drop operations; Aerial delivery; Jet transport aircraft; CDS(Container Delivery System); CVR(Center Vertical Restraints); Rails.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA190403

Entities

People

  • Craig S. Johnson
  • Miguel A. Lopez
  • Roger H. Otis

Organizations

  • Air Force Test Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Aerial Delivery
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airlift Operations
  • Altitude
  • Assembly
  • Classification
  • Control Panels
  • Deficiencies
  • Flight Crews
  • Ground Level
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vans

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.