1-1. Description of Items The desciption of items covered in this manual are listed below. a. Steel Landing Field Mat. The steel landing field mat consists of 39 pieces of steel mat weighing 5,850 pounds. Each pieces weighs 150 pounds, is 144 inches long and is 22 inches wide. Piecred aluminum or steel may be dropped using these procedures; however, the weight and parachute requirements must be comuted. b. The Rapid Runway Repair Kit rigged on a 24-foot, Type V Platform. The rapid runway repair kit consists of fiberglass sheets, plastic supports, metal fittings and the tools to erect the structure. The kit is contained in locally fabricated wooded boxes. A total of four rapid runnway repair kits will be rigged on this load. The load is 288 inches long, 90 inches high, 108 inches wide, and 24,360 pounds. c. The Rapid Runway Repair Kit rigged on a 20-foot, Type V Platform.
DesignationFM 10-579
EditionUndated
StatusSuperseded
Pages109
FunctionSustainment
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)