C-130J Loadmaster Application
weight and balance app Works for Android and Apple phones. Will work on your electronic flight bag (IPAD) if you have access to the APP store.
Application is easy to use and performs the following functions:
1. Weight and Balance, load planning. Ability to shift cargo and see new CG/CB just like you would on the CNI-MU or MFCD. Gives you a CNI-MU in your pocket so you can validate weight and balance, load plans, or pre-plan your cargo.
2. Load restraint calculator. Simply provide the weight of the cargo being restrained and input the chain measurements into the app. No need to memorize or write anything down. Provide the app with the data as you measure it will tell you your restraint.
3. Center of Gravity of Vehicles. Drive the vehicle on the scales, input weight of each tire and provide axle length. App provides the calculated CGFA, axle weights, and total weight.
4. PSF calculator. Calculates PSF for airdrops for paratroop door, ramp/door and platform minimum weights.
5. PSI calculator. Calculates PSI of objects. Just provide dimensions and weights.
Application will be built personally for each person. Login information to the application will be provided a few days after application has been purchased to ensure it is properly configured and tested with the purchaser's login information.
If you have features you want or need in an application, please reach out. It is possible that the application can be built to your needs.
Application is meant for reference or planning use only. It is not intended nor designed to replace technical data, flight manuals, policy, or publications.
C-130 Loadmaster Ramp Trainer
The Loadmaster ramp trainer is:
1. Easy to ship or transport (approximately 1500 lbs empty, not much larger than a standard 463L pallet)
2. Low cost
3. Simulates the ramp of a C-130 (same size and height from ground level at ADS).
4. Allows for forklift and K-loader load training (bare tine, palletized onload, practice with alignment of loader to ramp, etc).
5. Allows for container ramp load airdrop training (ramp bundles, LCLA, CDS CRL procedures, etc).
6. Allows for mistakes on a training device and lower utilization on actual aircraft.
7. Is small and doesn't require climate controlled storage or hangar space like a fuselage trainers does
8. Easy to maintain and repair
9. Can be drained and transported via forklift and even by C-130 to a new location
The C-130 ramp trainer is simple and low cost but provides a low risk space for loadmasters to get repetitions with dangerous activities such as NVG bare tine loading of an ISU-90 at night.
How does it work?
1. The base layer is a 463L pallet
2. On top of that are 16 55-gallon drums
3. The top layer is sheet metal that simulates the floor, tie down ring pattern, and rail locations for the C-130 ramp
4. Put it in location and fill the drums with water to add ~7500 pounds of ballast weight to the base of the system.
Patent Pending 63/877,106
C-130 Aerial Refueling Pod (Sneaky Pod)
The C-130 is capable of flying aerial refueling pods on the outer wing stations. The hydraulic reel and hose that is housed and operated inside of this aerial refueling pod weighs approximately 500 pounds and can be removed from the pod.
What does this mean? Why does this matter?
Removing the hose and reel system leaves a large, open, aerodynamic, and strong structure to mount equipment in it's place.
AESA radars, jammers, antenna, and other electronic equipment can easily be adapted to the refueling pod structure to provide an easily configurable location for electronic equipment that is:
1. Behind an aerodynamic shell (the refueling pod)
2. Outside of the aircraft cabin and away from avionics systems (if there are interference or radiation hazards concerns)
3. Adaptable to the aerial refueling reel mounting structure (does not require aircraft modification or structural changes). Adapt the equipment to the pre-existing reel's bolt layout.
4. Electronic equipment's installation is unknown and appears to be a standard AR pod. A false drogue could be secured in the tunnel for appearance.
What about the cables and power?
The IFR/AR pod is already plumbed for 28 VDC and 115 VAC. Re-use of these connections (once the reel assembly is removed) could be used or the cables and power can be run through the 3" fuel pipe (after it is cleared of fuel and vapors) and back into the cargo compartment for power supply. The 3" fuel pipe provides a large and discrete path from pod internal straight into the cargo compartment without modifying or altering the aircraft.
By capping the AR manifold in the cargo compartment it could be possible to operate a functioning AR pod on one wing while operating a discrete sensor pod on the opposite wing.
Are you looking to pick up a new capability for your C-130?
OR
Gain capabilities that do not change the external appearance of your C-130?
Reach out, we have years of experience with C-130 AR pods that contract teams do not.
Patent Pending 63/877,096
C-130 Cargo Loading
Everyone around the US Military is trying to create "innovative" cargo handling systems, replace forklifts with robots, and re-shape the wheel.
If you want to learn how to upload and download pallets from a C-130 using only the equipment that you have on board the C-130, contact us.
The owner of 82 Innovations has created a simple, effective, and repeatable system that ANY C-130 unit can utilize.
Do you need to on-load or off-load palletized cargo in a location that does not have forklifts or handling equipment?
Looking to gain capabilities through training alone? No modifications, no specialized equipment, no maintenance of new equipment that serves one purpose.
You don't need fancy tech, you just need training.
We can travel to you.
C-130 Ramp Wedge
Do you need to on-load palletized cargo (463L or ISU) at austere locations or locations that do not have forklifts or material handling equipment?
The C-130 ramp wedges are low cost with multiple options for pricing that correspond to price verse longevity.
Wood < Plastic or Recycled Rubber < Metal
The C-130 ramp wedge allows 463L style pallets or even skid-boards to be winched into a C-130 from ground level by adapting the C-130 ground loading ramps to the C-130 ramp's roller conveyor height.
Simply reverse taxi the C-130 to the pallet, lower the ramp and ground loading ramps (with 82 Innovations C-130 Ramp Wedges installed). Connect the C-130 winch to the pallet and winch it into the aircraft.
The C-130 Ramp Wedge's surface has a low friction co-efficient and perfect angle to align the C-130 pallet with the roller height as it leaves ground level and enters the C-130.
Can be custom built for your needs.
Patent Pending 63/877,151
C-130 CVR-RAG
Not every item that is airdropped from a C-130 meets the standard 48" x 48" dimensions of a CDS (container delivery system).
82 Innovations has a created a CVR adaption system for non-standard airdrop items. The CVR-RAG.
Why?
Because the C-130 CVR provides lateral and vertical restraint, can be used to provide alignment, and can prevent an airdrop from falling off the roller conveyors during airdrop.
Are you looking to airdrop a long item that needs to be centerline in the C-130 but still needs vertical and lateral restraint? Maybe you want to airdrop a glider system with stowed wingspan wider than 48".
The Center Vertical Restraint - Rail Alignment Guide (CVR-RAG) adapts airdrop items to the C-130 CVR, prevents mis-alignment during airdrop, provides vertical and lateral restraint for the airdrop item (adds safety) (moves some restraint requirements from the fragile or non-standard items to the CVR-RAG).
The CVR-RAG can be built low-cost from wood and plastics, or can be built from steel to additionally provide low-center of gravity weight for airdrop items. Is the total weight of your aidrop item too low and needs additional weight to meet PSF, tip-off, or safe separation? CVR-RAG can be used to provide additional weight to your airdrop item that can separate after aircraft exit.
Patent Pending 63/877,126
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