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LD-7 with Folding Wings
Wings that fold flat when the pallet is empty. The IATA code, rate class, weights, volume and aircraft fit are below.
- IATA code
- PAD P1P pallet with folding wings and net
- Code prefixes
- PAX and P1X
- Rate class
- Type 5
- Aircraft it fits
- 747, 777, 787, DC-10, MD-11 lower holds
- Max gross weight
- 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)
- Empty weight
- 152 kg (335 lb)
- AS1825 volume
- 14.0 m³ (495 ft³)
How the LD-7 with Folding Wings is used
An LD-7 P1P base fitted with folding wings, which extend to support cargo that hangs past the pallet edge.
The wings fold flat when they are not needed, so the unit stores and moves back much like a plain pallet. Volume rises to 14.0 m³ and the rating to 5,000 kg, both above the plain P1P, because the wings spread the load across a wider footprint.
Cargo it usually takes
How this family is arranged
- A P1P pallet base fitted with folding wings, which support cargo hanging past the base.
- The wings fold flat when they are not in use.
- 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.