90554 ” PACKAGED PROFITS ” CARGO CAPACITY OF BOEING 747 JET AIRCRAFT LOWER COMPARTMENT

This is a 1970s era, color movie made by Boeing, describing the use of the 747 aircraft to carry cargo using the baggage area below the main deck. As the narrator states, the 747 is essentially an aerial train, airlifting people and goods and mail across an entire continent between breakfast and lunch. The 747 prototype aircraft is shown at :30. The future is here – now. Boeing 747. Packaged Profits. Lower Compartment Cargo System. The purpose of the film is the highlighted technology that went into creating an automated cargo movement and packing system that speeds up the movement of cargo within the lower hold of the Boeing 747. The movie opens with an airborne Boeing 747 which carries up to 490 passengers or more than 100 tons of freight at speeds of more than 600 mph. The airplane is divided into three levels – or decks – an animation illustrates this 1:50. The top level contains the flight crew’s cockpit with state room or lounge provisions 1:57. The mid-level is a continuous floor from nose to tail providing seating for passengers – or cargo – depending on the configuration 2:04. The main deck. The lower level contains three compartments that are used for cargo, baggage and mail or optionally, a galley, complete with elevator 2:35. Passengers line up for bags 3:25. Models of new terminals 4:09. Containerization will result in faster cargo and baggage handling 4:25. Container system is displayed on the 747 5:00. The forward cargo compartment 5:35. Containers are loaded from a side loading dock and then change direction 90 degrees 5:55. Container movement is automated 6:48. The power drive system 7:07. A system of rubber wheels moves the cargo aft and forward 7:30. The control stick governs the direction of container movement. The “loader” actually commands containers to move in or out of the compartment by moving the stick in the appropriate direction 8:04. Weight is evenly distributed over the ball transfer panels 8:24. The guides can go up or down as needed to keep the containers in line 8:49. When the container needs to make a 90 degree turn, the guides retract 8:56. A splitter bar separates the two container bases 9:15. They keep the containers in line longitudinally 9:18. The system eliminates the need to bolt strap or clamp the cargo down 9:36. As the cargo reaches the end of the compartment they meet with rigid end – stops 9:45. Ball transfer panels provide smooth movement for cargo 9:55. 18 electric motors are used to actuate the 36 pneumatic, tire drive wheels 10:20. In case of a power loss the T-handles disconnect the power drive wheels 10:38. Hand-operated releases operate in a simple, similar manner 11:00.

One man can push 2400-pound containers easily over the wheels 11:37. Full-width container moves aft 11:55. A man loads luggage into a half-width container 12:30. The lower cargo deck can accept netted pallets 13:00. A pallet travels over the ball-deck 13:38. Hand-operated locks are set 14:00. The door of the 747 closes 14:10. What we have just seen is standard for the forward cargo hold of the 74 7 14:18. The rear bulk cargo hold is slightly smaller than the forward hold but the mechanisms employed are exactly the same 14:45. Separator nets are secured in place 15:11. Cargo is unloaded from the 747 rear bulk cargo hold 15:25. The divider net is attached and the packer moves to the next modular bay 15:50. The rear cargo hold door is shut 16:04. Each 747 can carry 30 half-width containers; 16 containers in the forward compartment and 14 in the aft 16:20. As an alternate, eight full width containers may be carried in the forward compartment and seven in the aft 16:37. A total of nine pallets may also be carried – 5 forward and four aft 17:00. The Boeing 747 flies above the clouds 17:25.

The Boeing 747 is a large, long–range wide-body airliner and cargo aircraft. In April 1966, Pan Am ordered 25 747-100 aircraft and in late 1966, Pratt & Whitney agreed to develop its JT9D, a high-bypass turbofan. On September 30, 1968, the first 747 was rolled out of the custom-built Everett Plant, the largest building in the world by volume. The first flight took place on February 9, 1969 and the 747 was certified in December. It entered service with Pan Am on January 22, 1970; it was the first airplane dubbed a “Jumbo Jet”. The partial double-deck aircraft was designed with a raised cockpit so it could be converted to a freighter airplane by installing a front cargo door, as it was initially thought that it would be superseded by supersonic transports.

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