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Old 9th Jan 2002, 13:12
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Danish Pilot
 
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Tug4isfastest - One guy handling the cargobay transportsystem (with the "joy"-stick in the cargohatch) and the containerlift system outside.

The other drives the container to the trucks.

Where are the 2 - 3 other guys...??? (not counting the catering, fuelman, toiletservice, and cleaning)

Even if the cargobay container transport system fails, just put down the locks, and roll the containers out manually by pulling them. We once had a 767 where the system failed. We had to empty the containers inside the cargobay, lift the container out, empty the next one.....and so on. It took very long time, and it all stops if one container is packed with machinery parts = heavy!! The 757 is the worst of them all. Only a 737-800 without slideing carpet is vorse....
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