APPENDIX F. TRANSPORTABILITY INSTRUCTIONS

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TRANSPORTABILITY INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION I. INTRODUCTION

F-1. GENERAL

a. Purpose and Scope.

This appendix is for transportation officers and other personnel responsible for safe transportation of the ATLAS. It provides

data for planning and executing movement of the ATLAS worldwide. Included are physical characteristics of the ATLAS,

safety precautions, technical data on transport modes, and lifting and tiedown procedures.

The major dimensions and weights given in this manual are US customary and equivalent SI (metric) units. Approximate

values appear in parentheses following the customary-unit value.

Transport modes are presented in F-4. Modes of Transportation.

b. Related Publications.

Additional information on transport procedures can be found in:

FM 55-65, Strategic Deployment by Surface Transportation.

TB 9-2300-281-35, Standards for Overseas Shipment or Domestic Issue of Special Purpose Equipment.

TM 38-250/AFR 71-4, Preparation of Hazardous Materials for Military Air Shipment.

c. Definitions.

Technical terms that may be helpful while using this appendix are:

(1) Axle Limits. A load limit set by highway officials or designers of ship decks and aircraft as the maximum axle (or

group of axles) weight that can be supported.

(2) Center of Gravity (CG). The balance point of a suspended item. The ATLAS counterweight is used to shift CG to the

rear. CG location is indicated by a symbol stencilled on the vehicle.

(3) Curb Weight (CW). Total weight of operational ATLAS including fuel, all system fluids, and on-vehicle basic issue

items (BII). CW does not include crew weight, which in this case is less than 1 percent of the gross vehicle weight.

(4) Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). CW plus payload. For transport purposes, a forklift has no payload. Therefore the

GVW equals the CW.

(5) Safe Working load (SWL). The SWL is the maximum recommended load that should be exerted on an item. SWL is

also referred to as "working load," "working load limit," or "resultant safe working load." Such rated load values are for in-

line pull.

(6) Loading Restraint Factors (LRF). The LRF, given in this appendix for the surface and air modes, are considered to

be the "G" factors that can be expected in military transport.

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