Reference
M-6 (118" H)
The taller build of the M-6. The IATA code, rate class, weights, volume and aircraft fit are below.
- IATA code
- PGA 10-ft high, 20-ft flat pallet with net
- Code prefixes
- PGA, PGE, PGF, PSA, PSG, P7E, P7F, and P7G
- Rate class
- Type 1
- Aircraft it fits
- 747 Combi, 777F; 747F through side cargo door only
- Max gross weight
- 11,340 kg (25,000 lb)
- Empty weight
- 500 kg (1,102 lb)
- AS1825 volume
- 39.6 m³ (1,400 ft³)
How the M-6 (118" H) is used
The tall build of the M-6: the same twenty-foot PGA pallet squared off to 299.7 cm instead of 244 cm.
The extra height lifts volume from 33.7 m³ to 39.6 m³ at an unchanged 11,340 kg rating, which suits light bulky cargo. On the 747F it can only go in through the side cargo door.
Cargo it usually takes
How this family is arranged
- A twenty-foot main-deck pallet, squared off to 299.7 cm (118 in) high. This is the tall build of the M-6.
- 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.