LODcart V2_SAM.pdf
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This document is a product marketing presentation for the LODcart, a portable cargo handling system designed to address limitations in austere aircraft cargo offloading operations.
The LODcart serves as a cost-effective alternative to expensive K-Loaders (which cost $2.4 million each) for downloading missile pallets and other cargo from military aircraft in austere environments. The core problem addressed is that not all airfields have K-Loaders available, and existing offloading methods are inadequate: Combat offload Method B only works for partial loads, the barrel method (developed during Vietnam) only functions at C-130 deck heights, and no safe combat offload option exists for C-17 missile pallet trains. The LODcart pair is engineered to carry 20,000+ pounds, equivalent to the full weight of an 18,000-pound fully loaded missile pallet train and exceeding the 10,000-pound per-pallet limits of standard 463L pallets. Key advantages include stackability for air transport, unlimited connectivity to form longer unload lines, height adjustability via hand cranks and pins to accommodate both C-130 and C-17 deck heights, zero maintenance requirements (no engines, grease points, or inflatable tires), and powder-coated construction designed to withstand highly corrosive Pacific Island environments. Version 1 testing identified design limitations, which Version 2.0 addressed by increasing load capacity from 5,000 pounds to 20,000+ pounds and engineering the pair to be towable under load by any prime mover with a pintle hook. Approximately 16 LODcart pairs would equal the functional capacity of one K-Loader while providing superior operational flexibility and significantly lower acquisition costs.
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| W50S6L26Q0005 LOD Cart_Amended_SAM.pdf | ||
| LODcart V2_SAM.pptx | PPTX presentation | |
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THE LODCART:
THE ANSWER TO AUSTERE
DOWNLOAD CAPABILITY
THE PROBLEM
Not all airfields have a $2.4M K-Loader to download married pallets (All missile pallets are married pallets)
• Combat offload Method B only works for partial missile loads (full load is 18,000lbs and would crush barrels)
• The barrel method was developed in Vietnam out of necessity
• Only works for C-130 Deck heights
• There is no combat offload option for C-17s to unload missile pallet trains
• There are combat offload methods for C-17s but they drop pallets 6ft down a steep ramp, will not work for pallet trains or missiles
25K-Loaders are option A They can carry 3 pallets and 25,000lbs (25K)
25K-Loaders are expensive $2.4 Millon each
K-Loaders require maintenance Diesel engines, 36 grease points, and 6-8 rubber tires requiring inflation.
Environment is not conducive Pacific Islands are highly corrosive to both rubber (tires, engine seals, belts, hoses) as well as metal rusting faster than anywhere else on earth
THE SOLUTION!
The LODcart is option B It is stackable for easy air transport.
Also poses unlimited ability to connect together in a line to potentially unload an entire aircraft, if enough LODcarts are on location
LODcarts are a safer option for downloading sensitive munitions vs engine running offloads with barrels and manpower with greater risks involved
LODcarts are cheap 16 LODcart pairs = 1K loader
LODcarts have height adjustments Go from storage configuration, to C-130 deck height to C-17 deck height with hand cranks and pins
LODcarts require zero maintenance No engine, 0 grease points, and 4 solid wheels.
Environment is highly corrosive The LODcart was engineered to sit in a corrosive environment. Powder coated to prevent rust, minimal moving parts, no tires to deflate
V2 concept V2 concept
VERSION 1
TESTED!
First test of version 1 video:
https://youtu.be/DkhoA8e-eco?si=RDyHkjsHVtH6EkDW
Lessons learned:
The pair only capable of 5,000 lbs safely
The smaller nested side of the pair could not reach full C-17 deck height without modifications
C-17 crew felt unsafe moving away from LODcart, requested the LODcart be moved away from aircraft
Both pairs were too unstable under a load to be moveable
No wheel locking mechanism to allow for moving if wheels were affixed to jackstands https://youtu.be/DkhoA8e-eco?si=RDyHkjsHVtH6EkDW https://youtu.be/DkhoA8e-eco?si=RDyHkjsHVtH6EkDW https://youtu.be/DkhoA8e-eco?si=RDyHkjsHVtH6EkDW
DESIGNING AND FABRICATING
VERSION 2.0
Incorporated Lessons learned from version 1:
The pair is engineered to hold 20,000lbs+ (more than enough for a fully load missile pallet train at 18,000lbs) also equal to or greater than 10,000 per pallet limits of a standard 463L pallet
The pair is engineered to be towable away from the aircraft (under load) by any prime mover with a pintle hook
| Slide 1: The Lodcart: The answer to austere download capability |
| Slide 2: The Problem |
| Slide 3 |
| Slide 4: The solution! |
| Slide 5: Version 1 tested! |
| Slide 6: DESIGNING and FABRICATING Version 2.0 |
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