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ULD

 

A unit load device (ULD);

 

ULD is a pallet or container used to load luggage, freight, and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft. It allows a large quantity of cargo to be bundled into a single unit. Since this leads to fewer units to load, it saves ground crews time and effort and helps prevent delayed flights. Each ULD has its own packing list (or manifest) so that its contents can be tracked.

ULDs come in two forms: pallets and containers.


1. ULD containers, also known as cans and pods, are closed containers made of aluminum or combination of aluminum (frame) and Lexan (walls), which, depending on the nature of the goods to be transported, may have built-in refrigeration units.

   Container type - LD1, LD2, LD3, LD6, LD8, LD11


2. ULD pallets are rugged sheets of aluminum with rims designed to lock onto cargo net lugs.

  

Pallet type - LD8, LD11, LD7(2 pallet variants)

 * Igloo.
   A structural or non-structural container contoured to the dimensions of a standard body freighter main deck.

 

 

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