Loading of cargoes with weight up to 30,000 kg
(66,139 lbs) using aircraft internal cranes via rear cargo
Both the AN-124-100(M-150) aircraft
contain an onboard crane system designed
and utilized for the loading and
unloading of single pieces weighing up to
30,000 kg (66,139lbs).
Cargo can be delivered to the aircraft’s
rear cargo door on trailers/trucks, from
which it can be lifted by the aircraft’s
bridge cranes using four hooking points.
Cargo loaded by this method must have
suitable lifting points and a balanced
CoG (Centre of Gravity) to safely load
such pieces.