Whilst researching for the logistics series I cam across this but didn’t include it.
The image below shows a system for double stacking 463L pallets and LD3 containers on the Japanese C2 transport aircraft.
It looks like an ingenious way of maxing out the volume of the cargo hold. Aircraft rarely max out on payload but with pallets, it is floor space that is the limiting factor, especially with low density payloads.
Although 463Lpallets can be double stacked there are restrictions.The rack system would add some weight but could be demountable and only used when required.
Interesting potential for the A400Mand C17 fleet.
I think that first image is the C-2, not the C-1 which is much smaller
Definitely the C-2, images are from the XC-2 press brochure, some on the Kawasaki site:
https://www.khi.co.jp/english/rd/tech/171/ne171tr02.html
Thanks Alan and ToC, post corrected, my silly error.
Great idea , fix racking to the existing floor support and fixings and utilize all that dead space above the normal payload. I had a friend who imported gaskets from eastern europe being high density they left the bulk of the ISO empty space, another chap joined the Rugby club and during a round of drinks or two it came about he imported traditional wooden furniture from eastern Europe . They got their heads together and used the same containers to import almost halving their import costs . Great thinking by the Japanese.
Double stacking?
Someone took the time to produce this?
Is this a site for people who couldn’t quite make it as Train Spotters?