Oversize cargo is a single item that exceeds the usable dimensions of a 463L master pallet (104 inches length x 84 inches width x 96 inches height for military aircraft).
Air cargo exceeding the usable dimension of a 463L pallet loaded to the design height of 96 inches, but equal to or less than 1,000 inches in length, 117 inches in width, and 105 inches in height. This cargo is air transportable on the AN-225, AN-124, C-5, C-17, C-141, C-130, KC-10 and most civilian contract cargo carriers.
Famous quotes containing the word cargo:
“Nitrates and phosphates for ammunition. The seeds of war. They’re loading a full cargo of death. And when that ship takes it home, the world will die a little more.”
—Earl Felton, and Richard Fleischer. Captain Nemo (James Mason)