This manual, "Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Reference Data for Airdrop Platform Loads," provides a ready-reference planning guide for loads rigged for airdrop. It illustrates the rigged load and contains dimensional data, weight, and center of balance (CB) for each load. Information is also provided on aircraft, extraction parachutes and reference tables of miscellaneous information on materials used to fabricate and maintain air items and to rig airdrop equipment. The information in this manual may be used to compute aircraft requirements and to assist the rigger and loadmaster during...

This manual shows how to rig the M102, M119, and M101A1 105-millimeter howitzers for low-velocity airdrop from a C-130 or C-17 aircraft. The manual includes procedures and equipment for rigging the M102 and M119 105-millimeter howitzer with the 1 1/4-ton High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) truck as the prime mover on a 32-foot, type V airdrop platform for low-velocity airdrop from a C-130 or C-17 aircraft. In addition, procedures are given for rigging two M119 105-millimeter howitzers on a single platform with two different ammunition loads and with two 81-millimeter mortars...