Air cargo delivery in extreme conditions

a) To use heavy weight load systems of the MKC-350, MKC-5-128P(M) series, the equipment and loads are mounted on а П-7 platform.

– Payload: 2000 – 7300 kg
– Minimum safe airdrop altitude: 500 m
– Maximum airdrop altitude: 1500 m
– Elevation of landing area: 2500 m
– Landing speed with max payload: 8500 kg
– 8.8 m/sec 9500 kg – 9.5 m/sec
– Aircraft Indicated air speed over the D/Z: 260-400 km/h
– Ground wind speed: up to 10 m/sec
– Type of shock absorption: air
– Size of a platform: 3600×2600 mm It is possible to airdrop various equipment, drums, food items and other goods of the above-mentioned weight.

An IL-76 aircraft carries 3 to 4 platforms depending on the weight and size of the load, and an AN-12 aircraft can carry 1 or 2 platforms.

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In 1990, using these systems the Company experts have successfully airdropped a bulldozer and a snowplowing machine modified from the DT-75 tractor weighing 8500 kg for the construction of an ice runway for a Sevmorgeologia expedition team. The runway was operational from April till June 1990 and could accommodate AN-12, AN- 26 and AN-74 type aircraft.

b) The Company experts have developed methods to use personal parachute systems of Д-5, Д-6, C-5K, ПСУ-36, C3-3 type and others modified for parachute load airdropping, thus cutting down their cost.

– Max payload on a single pallet: up to 1200 kg
– Airdrop equipment weight: 72-84 kg
– Minimum safe airdrop altitude: 200 m
– Maximum airdrop altitude; 7000 m
– Landing speed with max payload: 2-13 m/sec -Aircraft indicated air speed over the D/Z:80-320 km/h
– Ground wind speed: up to 10 m/sec
– Shock absorption: paper-ceil underlying
– Size of a pallet: 1400×1256 mm
– Required number of chutes: 2-3

Such system is capable of airdropping a large variety of loads in this weight category, including even food in glass containers. The size of the landing area can be minimized to 400×600 m.
IL-76 aircraft carries 26 pallets. Maximum payload is 33800 kg.
AN-12 aircraft carries 9 pallets. Its payload may reach 11700 kg.
AN-74 aircraft carries 8 pallets. Its full payload may be 9500 kg (maximum payload).
AN-26 aircraft carries 5 to 7 pallets, with full payload reaching 5500 kg (maximum payload).

In 1993 the Company experts airdropped munitions and food in Angola, pioneering airdropping from an altitude of 7000 meters.

The Company experts have developed a system for airdropping granular loads using a nonparachute palletless method (RF Patent #2093424, priority of 3 March 1994; international patent PCT/RU 03/00273 of 06.25.2003).

– Max payload on each pallet: up to 1600 kg -Airdrop altitude: from 250 m
– Aircraft indicated air speed over D/Z: 280-320 km/h
– Ground wind speed: not applicable
– Size of a pallet: 1400×1256 mm

IL-76 aircraft carries 26 pallets, payload – 36000 kg. AN-12 aircraft carries 8 pallets, payload – 13000-14000 kg, depending on operational conditions.

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The system was originally used by the Company experts in 1998 in Sudan under the UN World Food Program. More than 11000 tons of food was airdropped, with 97 percent recovery rate. The 2003-2005 non-parachute airdropping in Sudan was also performed by experts from “Advanced Technologies and Service, Ltd.”

Combined method

The system of floor-mounted airdrop equipment developed by our experts makes it possible to perform combined airdrop operations from any of the above-mentioned type of aircraft.
Depending on the nature of loads to be airdropped, some pallets are airdropped by parachutes, others by a non-parachute method. The most cost efficient method is that of balancing weight characteristics and minimizing the cost of the airdrop.

OPTION #1 (Combined air delivery)
Under this option, IL-76 is capable of airdropping 24 pallets with dry food (palletless airdropping) and 2 pallets with vegetable oil (parachute airdropping). Dry food: 34000 kg, Vegetable oil: 2400 kg, Full weight: 36400 kg.
Preflight preparations and in-flight airdropping are carried out by a team of 5 dropmasters. Possible damage to oil does not exceed 2 percent.

OPTION #2 (Combined air delivery)
Under this option, AN-12 is capable of airdropping 8 pallets with dry food (palletless airdropping) and 1 pallet with vegetable oil (parachute airdropping). Dry food: 12000 kg, Vegetable oil: 1050 kg, Full weight: 13050 kg Preflight preparations and in-flight airdropping are carried out by a team of 3 dropmasters. Possible damage to oil does not exceed 2 percent.

The cargo is jettisoned without releasing the platforms on which it is placed.

Operational focus

Advanced Technologies and Service LLC has been a leading provider of aviation logistics services for international humanitarian organizations since 2003. Our company specializes in:

• Aviation cargo delivery in extreme climatic conditions
• Development and implementation of innovative transportation technologies
• Execution of special operations in remote regions of the world

Proven Experience

Over the years of operation, the company has achieved significant milestones:

• Gained recognition from the United Nations (UN) and the World Food Programme (WFP)
• Developed extensive experience in Antarctica, the Arctic, and Africa
• Established a reliable system of international partnerships

  Our team continues to enhance aviation logistics methods, ensuring the reliable delivery of cargo even under the most challenging conditions. Learn more about our operations, innovations, and technologies here.

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