This manual tells and shows how to rig aluminum deck sections with auxiliary components for a low-velocity airdrop. Eight pontoon boats also are rigged for low-velocity airdrop. This manual tells and shows how to rig the aluminum bridge deck balk with transverse stiffeners and bridge plates and accessories for low-velocity airdrop. Only the C-130 aircraft can be used for the airdrop of these loads. This manuals also shows and tells how to fig five- and seven-bay, single-story, medium grider (fixed) bridges for low-velocity and LAPE airdrops from the C-130 aircraft.
NOTES: Some references listed in this doc might have been superseded and/or updated and should be checked for accuracy, which can be easily done using the DA PAM 25-30 web page or downloaded and installed program for checking current and superseded DOD publications (For example purposes only: FM 3-0 was superseded by ADP 3-0, on 10 October 2011) : This document is in PDF format : FM 10-526 is a Joint publication and is also TO 13C7-11-21 : FM 10-579 is a Joint publication and is also TO 13C7-50-1 : TM 4-48.07 is a Joint publication and is also TO 13C7-50-1 : TM 4-48.07 Supersedes FM 10-541 and FM 10-579
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