Cargo Air would like to announce that the company has successfully finished the reinnovation of it’s fleet which include the purchase of two Boeing 737-300 aircraft in passenger configuration and their further conversion into freighters.
Last operator: US Airways
Loading of AAC container of DHL –USA, 2007
Loading of Commercial Jet conversion B737 -300
Please review the main characteristics of the aircraft and we will be glad if you find that this freighter matches your specific requirements for ADHOC charters or long term programs.
Cargo Door Modification:
The cargo door is installed on the left-hand side of the aircraft between FS400 and FS500B. The door has dimensions 140'' x 86 " which make it 6 inches wider then the usual conversion. This fact automatically mean that we load and carry CFM 56 engine (B737’s).
Cargo door is constructed to withstand wind of 45 knots in the fully open loading position.
The fuselage is structurally reinforced in the area surrounding the cargo door opening. The existing aircraft skins are replaced with new formed skins from FS360 to FS540 and S2R to S22L.
Cargo Floor/ Cabin Modifications:
Enforcement of the floor with additional beams to carry higher weight per position.
The Cargo door is designed in such a way that is at FS400 stringer away from the forward crew door allowing better reinforcement and there were no Airworthiness Directives associated with cracks and other type of destructions on aircraft skins and fuselage connected with the other designs.
Flight Data recorders are removed from the ceiling and are placed outside the main cargo compartment. Together with the location of the door position this modification allow usable height of 83,75'' in the cargo cabin, while the other freight conversions offer maximum height of 80'' to prevent damage of the ceiling. This small difference for example allow for AEI/Cargo Air chosen conversion/ to load all inter-line containers from main deck freighters and could carry the most used by the postal services AAC, AAY and AAA containers with height of 82''. The other conversion companies remove this opportunity for their operators by having limitation of the maximum height of 79-80'' or make special designed containers with 79" maximum height.
9G rigid barrier wall in the front of the cargo compartment instead of 9G barrier net.
Possibility for up to 4 seats in the forward galley area which is making the aircraft unique for carriage of additional cargo attendants.
For both aircraft B737-300F LZ-CGO and LZ-CGP , Cargo Air and AEI has developed special 8 + 2 positions layout of the main deck which better suits the need of it’s customers and improve containerized volume of the aircraft. This configuration allow intermix of 125 X 88" and 108 x 88" ULDs on the aircraft main deck via retractable locks from positions 2 to 9. Total of 8 of the biggest AAA containers in the industry with height 81,5" will be able to be loaded from positions 2 to 9. There is a possibility to lock 53 x 88" ULD on position 1 and ULD with dimensions 53 x 88" or 60,4 x 61,5" or 61,5 x 88" on position 10.
