Installation of conveyor delivery belts in Douglas C-47's has decreased time required for air crews to drop load of supplies from 40 min to few seconds; belt is endless chain driven conveyor; containers each holding up to 300 lb of supplies, can be loaded two to three high on conveyor; parachutes are attached and as each container reaches door and is ejected by conveyor system, static line automatically opens chute 15 ft below plane.
Conveyor speeds dropping of cargo
Aero Digest
Aero Digest ; 50 , n 6
1945
Article (Journal)
English
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