Abstract: A system for transporting and handling airborne cargo containers is disclosed. The system utilizes a low profile vehicle having mounted thereon a motorized height-adjustable roller bed capable of side loading cargo containers, having a stand which can be mounted on the roller bed and which has legs that reach the ground when the bed is lowered and having a slave support pallet which attaches to the bottom of a typical light weight airborne cargo container to give it the necessary structural rigidity and strength to be handled by surface borne cargo handlers, for example, a forklift. The slave pallet is adapted to be mounted on the stand and has a lattice grid which allows the rollers of the motorized roller bed to protrude therethrough and engage the bottom of the airborne cargo container, enabling the transfer of the container from and to the slave pallet stand and transporter vehicle combination.

Abstract: An adaptor assembly for converting a military cargo pallet for use in a commercial cargo-handling and tiedown system includes two longitudinal frame members and two lateral frame members. The longitudinal frame members are positioned adjacent the sides of a military cargo pallet while the lateral frame members are positioned adjacent the two ends of the cargo pallet. Each of the frame members has a plurality of recesses extending outwardly from their inner sides arranged to receive laterally and longitudinally extending projections on the sides and ends of the military cargo pallet, which projections are utilized for tieing down the military pallet. A second plurality of recesses are spaced at predetermined locations along the length of the longitudinal frame members and extend inwardly from their outer sides and are located and sized to receive an extendable restraining member forming part of a commercial cargo tiedown system.