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Aircraft Elevators, Cargo and Weapons Elevators
SHIPS TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 588
Aircraft elevators are designed primarily to transport aircraft between the hangar deck and the flight deck. They are, however, also used to transport cargo and equipment. Aircraft elevators are found on aircraft carriers and on some amphibious assault ships such as LHA’s, LPH’s and LHD’s. All aircraft elevators use hydraulic engines, sheaves and wire ropes to lift and lower the platform. Inboard and deck edge are the two major types of aircraft elevators. These names refer to the location of the elevator platform on the ship. Inboard elevators are located inside the hull of the ship. Deck edge elevators are more common and are located just outboard of the hull. The machinery for inboard and deck edge elevators operate under the same principles and are similar in arrangement.
SHIPS TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 722
Cargo/weapons elevators defines a family of elevators which go by the name of cargo, weapons, ammunition, pallet, freight, stores, torpedo, component, or vehicle elevators. The name does not define what can or can not be transported by the elevator. All of these elevators are required to meet the same safety and testing criteria defined in this chapter. The names may be different but the intended purpose of the elevator is the same. These elevators are used to vertically transport ordnance and cargo to and from magazine spaces, handling spaces, and ship’s holds to various decks in support of the ship’s mission.
Transported ordnance can be either moved in the All-Up- Round (AUR) Ready-For-Issue (RFI) configuration, the component configuration, or palletized as a Fleet Issue Unit Load (FIUL). Personnel are not authorized to ride on cargo/weapons elevators except for the operator on operator rider elevators, certain PMS requirements, and when used to evacuate personnel in a mass casualty or medical emergency situation.
Aircraft elevators are designed primarily to transport aircraft between the hangar deck and the flight deck. They are, however, also used to transport cargo and equipment. Aircraft elevators are found on aircraft carriers and on some amphibious assault ships such as LHA’s, LPH’s and LHD’s. All aircraft elevators use hydraulic engines, sheaves and wire ropes to lift and lower the platform. Inboard and deck edge are the two major types of aircraft elevators. These names refer to the location of the elevator platform on the ship. Inboard elevators are located inside the hull of the ship. Deck edge elevators are more common and are located just outboard of the hull. The machinery for inboard and deck edge elevators operate under the same principles and are similar in arrangement.
SHIPS TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 722
Cargo/weapons elevators defines a family of elevators which go by the name of cargo, weapons, ammunition, pallet, freight, stores, torpedo, component, or vehicle elevators. The name does not define what can or can not be transported by the elevator. All of these elevators are required to meet the same safety and testing criteria defined in this chapter. The names may be different but the intended purpose of the elevator is the same. These elevators are used to vertically transport ordnance and cargo to and from magazine spaces, handling spaces, and ship’s holds to various decks in support of the ship’s mission.
Transported ordnance can be either moved in the All-Up- Round (AUR) Ready-For-Issue (RFI) configuration, the component configuration, or palletized as a Fleet Issue Unit Load (FIUL). Personnel are not authorized to ride on cargo/weapons elevators except for the operator on operator rider elevators, certain PMS requirements, and when used to evacuate personnel in a mass casualty or medical emergency situation.
156 pages, Paperback
Published February 12, 2023
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