And there was I logging-on this morning after a long and dusty trip expecting that this thread would describe the circumstances that lead to a recent “up-ending” of one of our Alberts some where “in theatre”. “Lock-and-loadmaster”; Pallet locks and Load Master perhaps? A desire to tweak the trim somewhat by moving the forward pallet further forward (or was it to make room for the rations?), yet forgetting that on the J the release mechanism for pallets works from rear to front (the front pallet being the last to be disengaged in a sequence designed for jettison). The action therefore of releasing the pallets allowed the load to roll backwards and whilst the rear pallet stopped when it hit the door (the ramp was co-planer e.g. at the horizontal, but the door was down). The shift of gravity caused a effect on the front enders horizon similar to that of the slide down which Virgil Tracy sped en route to Thunderbird 2. Per Ardua ad Astra? Well at least the front enders were facing the right way!
The thing that I find most perturbing is:
a. The ac was already in trim before this strange behaviour took place.
b. There were no movers in sight to blame (and even if they had been it had been loaded in trim)
Any J types care to comment?