NDLO selects AmSafe Bridport's one-piece Pallet Net
Above: The AmSafe Bridport one-piece Pallet Net.
Numerous Nation’s have for many years used the ASB one-piece Pallet Net as a modern alternative to the American Mil Specification three-piece Pallet Net system (a top and two sides, P/N’s HCU-15/C and HCU-7/E).
Above: An American Mil Specification three-piece Pallet Net.
They have done this for various reasons; ease of use, quicker installation and removal of the pallet net on to the payload, logistics improvements with stocking of only one part, ability to secure irregular payloads with greater ease, potential to have a lighter weight pallet net, less moving parts so improved reliability, and ease of repair when required.
The NDLO have now made that same move following the testing and certification of the AmSafe Bridport range of one-piece Pallet Nets by the USAF ATTLA for use on; C-130, C-17 and C-5. The NDLO now have the ASB one-piece Pallet Net in service, using it on their C-130 but also the C-17 when they utilise the airlift capability provided by the NATO Airlift Management Programme out of Papa, Hungary.
The AmSafe Bridport one-piece Pallet Net is also used by operators on their; C295, CN235, A400M as well as the Chinook CH-47 and other similar fixed and rotary wing transport aircraft.
Joe Ashton, Cargo Business Unit Manager for AmSafe Bridport, said: “Internal restraint of cargo is a vital element of airworthiness, the cargo’s securement is vital to weight and balance and we are delighted to support operators who wish to consider an alternative to the three-piece system that provides users with many operational benefits. The NDLO are the latest Nation to move to our one-piece Pallet Net for all the operational benefits they provide, we are delighted to have worked with the NDLO.”
