Reference
LD-7
The flat pallet used on the most aircraft. The IATA code, rate class, weights, volume and aircraft fit are below.
- IATA code
- P1P flat pallet with net
- Code prefixes
- PAA, PAG, PAJ, PAP, PAX, P1A, P1C, P1D, and P1G
- Rate class
- Type 5
- Aircraft it fits
- All widebody lower holds and main decks; standard-body 707F, 727F, 737F, 757F, DC8F, DC9F main decks
- Max gross weight
- 4,626 kg (10,198 lb)
- Empty weight
- 105 kg (231 lb)
- AS1825 volume
- 10.5 m³ (370 ft³)
- Boeing volume
- 10.7 m³ (379 ft³)
How the LD-7 is used
The general-purpose flat pallet: a P1P base with a net, and the most adaptable unit in the ULD system.
It loads in every widebody lower hold and on main decks, and on standard-body freighter main decks as well, which is what earns it that reach. Cargo is built on the base and held by the net, so almost any shape can travel if the finished contour fits the hold.
Cargo it usually takes
How this family is arranged
- A general-purpose flat pallet, accepted in lower holds and on main decks.
- Cargo is built on the P1P base and held by a net.
- A flat aluminium sheet base with hardened edge rails that lock into the aircraft restraint system.
- Cargo is built on the base and held by a net pulled onto the edge rails.
- A contoured build follows the hold profile. A squared-off build uses the full main-deck height.
- Wing variants add hinged or fixed-angle side extensions for cargo that hangs past the base.
Why operators pick it
- It takes cargo of almost any shape, because nothing encloses it.
- Empty weight is the lightest of any ULD for that footprint, so more of the allowance goes to cargo.
- Empty units stack flat, which keeps the cost of moving them back down.
Settle these points before you book
- The cargo is open and the net is the only restraint, so the quality of the build-up decides whether the load arrives whole.
- The finished load has to match the hold contour or it will not fit.
- Nets and edge rails wear. Both are checked before the unit is accepted.