Help!! How To Secure 9g Tie Downs

[zaly]

Anyone can guide me on how to secure a 9G tie down onto Rigid Cargo on a B747F?

[CR2]

9G??? What for?

Max required per W & B manual is 2.1 vertical...

[zaly]

9g Tie-down

Some Airline has this peculiar requirement thats recommended by Boeing. Any Rigid Cargo with weight or 5K and more will require a 9G tie-down or must be cushioned with loaded units of frangible cargo up to 96" height in the first 7 forward position in the MD. Any clue?

[wannabe-aviator]

PM SENT.

Good luck
WA

[CR2]

Yeah... use a lot a straps.... multiply your cargo weight by 9, then divide by the strap rating to give the required tie-downs. One strap equals two tie downs if you attach it floor to floor, one if from pallet to floor.

Sounds like another SQ stupidity.

[zaly]

Your'e right guys. It's kinda confusin me

[42ongo]

9g tie down

Thats a nasty job doing a 9 g tie down ...........
especially if you dont have your straps under lock and key !!

Don t you expect the flights to be fully fitted with frangible cargo
in the 1st 7 positions?

Good luck

[zaly]

9g tie down

Hi 42ongo

That's exactly the issue. No frangible cargo units in the 1st 7 forward.

[mole man]

Employ a Loadmaster then you have no problems!!!!!!

[5 Greens]

The boeing manual shows a special net to use if there is no fragable cargo.