TM 55-3810-01-165-14
AIR TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
Section I. GENERAL
CAUTION
4-1. Scope
Do not allow the crane to exceed 3 mph
This chapter provides air transportability guidance
inside the aircraft or on the loading ramps.
for movement of the Koehring 7-ton crane. It con-
The activity offering the vehicle for transport will
tains tiedown diagrams and safety considerations. It
notify the aircraft commander or a designated repre-
also prescribes the materials required to prepare,
sentative if ammunition or explosives are to be trans-
load, tie down, and offload the crane for transport by
ported with the vehicle (ref TM 38-250/AFR 71-4).
US Air Force C-130, C141, and C-5A aircraft.
4-5. Preparation of the Crane
4-2. Maximum Utilization of Aircraft
a. Retract the boom and lower it over the front of
The loads described in this chapter are not maximum
the carrier.
loads. Additional cargo and/or personnel within
allowable load limit and restrictions, prescribed by
CAUTION
pertinent safety regulations, can be transported.
When securing the hook block to the front
4-3. Responsibility
bumper, apply only enough tension to take
up the slack.
The loadmaster will ensure that the configurations
b. Use the link in the tool box to connect the hook
described below are properly loaded in or unloaded
block to the attachment on the front bumper. Using
from the aircraft.
the winch, take up the slack in the cable.
4-4. Safety
c. Fold mirrors in and secure them to the crane to
protect their faces.
Besides the safety precautions contained in chapter
d. Use TM 38-250 (AFR 71-4) to ensure safety and
3, the following should be noted:
compatibility of any additional cargo being considered
WARNING
for loading with the crane.
e. Secure all externally and internally stored equip-
Fire extinguishers must be readily available
ment.
during offloading and loading operations.
f. Place the crane's transmission in neutral and set
WARNING
the brakes.
g. Be sure the fuel tank is no more than one-half
Provide adequate ventilation during loading
full (TM 38-250/AFR 71-4).
and unloading.
Section Il. TRANSPORT BY US AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTER
(2) Position both axles between fuselage stations
4-6. Transport by US Air Force Aircraft
678 and 998, the high-strength compartments.
a. Sleeper shoring will be required between the
e. For C-5A aircraft transport:
vehicle frame and the floor of the aircraft. Shoring
(1) Load through the forward cargo opening with
will consist of four stacks of wood material 12 inches
the aircraft forward or level kneeled.
wide by 18 inches in length by approximately 24
(2) With aircraft in any kneeled position, load
inches in height. The shoring stacks shall be posi-
through the aft cargo opening and position between
tioned on each side of the vehicle forward of the front
butt lines 70 left and 78 right.
axle and aft of the aft axle. Standard construction
f. A typical tiedown diagram for transport in C-130
grade wood material will be adequate. The shipper
aircraft is given in figure 4-1. Since the C-130 air-
must supply the shoring.
craft has only a few 25,000-pound tiedown fittings,
b. The 7-ton rough-terrain crane is transportable
this diagram requires a larger number of restraints
in C-130, C-141, and C-5A aircraft.
than a diagram for the C-141 and C-5A. However,
all the tiedown provisions should be inspected and
c. For C-130 aircraft transport:
repaired, if necessary, prior to delivery to the air-
(1) Back the crane aboard the aircraft.
craft. The restraint factors (g loads) for the minimum
(2) Position both axles between fuselage stations
acceptable condition specified for crew and passenger
337 and 689, the high-strength compartments.
safety in a controlled emergency landing are identi-
d. For C-141 aircraft transport:
fied in applicable procedures in USAF Technical
Orders (TO) 1C-130-9, 1C-141B-9, and 1C-5A-9.
(1) Back the crane aboard the aircraft.
