Patent ID: 8066459
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: B64C,B64D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A kit for modifying a cargo aircraft so that a cargo hold thereof can accommodate any one of a plurality of standard-sized pallets of different lengths along a centerline of the aircraft, wherein the kit comprises: first and second centerline end restraints mountable on the centerline and spaced apart from each other by a first predetermined distance, the centerline end restraints each comprising at least one retractable lockhead configured and dimensioned to engage an end of a pallet of a first predetermined length; at least one caster panel mountable on one side of the cargo hold and across the centerline from a side door of the aircraft, the at least one caster panel comprising at least one retractable guide formed at a first end thereof, and at least one retractable guide formed along a first side thereof; and at least eight mechanical restraints mountable on a floor of the cargo hold on either side of the centerline, each of said mechanical restraints including a lockhead rotatable between a retracted position and an upright position.