MIL-DTL-27443F (USAF)
5. PACKAGING.
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified in the
contract or order (see 6.2). When actual packaging of materiel is to be performed by DoD personnel,
these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain requisite packaging
requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point's packaging
activity within the Military Department or Defense Agency, or within the Military Department's System
Command. Packaging data retrieval is available from the managing Military Department's or Defense
Agency's automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by contacting the responsible packaging
activity.
6. NOTES
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature which may be helpful, but is not
mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. The HCU-6/E and HCU-12/E pallets are intended for use in conjunction with the
463L Cargo Handling System to transport cargo in aircraft, within air freight terminals, and on
motorized and non-motorized vehicles.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents must specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of the specification.
b. Issue of DoDISS to be cited in the solicitation, and if required, the specific issue of individual
documents referenced (see 2.2).
c. Type required (see 1.2).
d. Packaging requirements (see 5.1).
6.3 Definition. For the purpose of this specification, the following definitions will apply.
6.3.1 Uniformly distributed load. A uniformly distributed load is defined as rectangular units. The total
load weight for the Type I pallet is 10,000 pounds. The total load weight for the Type II pallet is 5,000
pounds.
6.3.2 Static load. The static load for the Type I pallet is 45,000 pounds, for the Type II pallet the
static load is 22,500 pounds.
6.3.3 Load test. The load for the Type I pallet is a uniformly distributed load of 18,000 pounds; for the
Type II pallet the uniformly distributed load of 9,000 pounds.
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