Reference
LD-9
Closed container on a P1P base. The IATA code, rate class, weights, volume and aircraft fit are below.
- IATA code
- AAP enclosed pallet on P1P base
- Rate class
- Type 5
- Door size
- 300 x 147 cm (118 x 58 in)
- Aircraft it fits
- 747, 767, 777, 787, DC-10, MD-11 lower hold
- Max gross weight
- Lower hold 4,624 kg (10,194 lb); main deck 6,000 kg (13,227 lb)
- Empty weight
- Canvas door 215 kg (473 lb); solid door 270 kg (595 lb)
- AS1825 volume
- 10.8 m³ (381 ft³)
- Boeing volume
- 10.8 m³ (381 ft³)
How the LD-9 is used
A general-purpose closed container on a P1P pallet base, built to the AAP code. The door is canvas with net straps, or solid.
It is effectively an LD-7 pallet with an enclosure added, which is why the base size matches. Two figures matter when planning: the gross rating changes with position, 4,624 kg in a lower hold against 6,000 kg on a main deck, and empty weight depends on which door the unit has.
Cargo it usually takes
How this family is arranged
- A general-purpose closed container built onto a P1P pallet base.
- The door is canvas with net straps built in, or solid, which is why empty weight differs between builds.
- Aluminium sheet on an extruded aluminium frame. The structure stays as light as it can, because every kilogram of empty weight takes the place of paying cargo.
- A flat base with hardened edge rails locks into the aircraft latch and roller system, so the unit stays put without separate lashing.
- One or two sides are angled to follow the fuselage curve, so the unit fills the belly cross-section instead of leaving empty corners.
- The door is either a canvas curtain with restraint straps built in, or a hinged solid panel.
- Forkable variants have channels so a forklift can move them, as well as a dolly and a loader.
Why operators pick it
- It fills the curved belly space that loose cargo would leave empty.
- The whole unit goes on and off in one lift, which keeps the turnaround short.
- The cargo is restrained in flight, so each piece does not need its own tie-down.
- Airlines and aircraft can swap the unit under the IATA identification system.
Settle these points before you book
- Empty weight counts against the payload, so a heavier unit carries less cargo for the same rate.
- The load must stay inside the contour. Anything above the profile fouls the hold and is rejected at build-up.
- A canvas door keeps weather out. It is not a secure closure.