MIL-T-62145 Trucks: Elevating Body, Diesel And Gasoline Engine Driven, 21,000 To 39,500 Pounds Gvw, 4X2 And 6X4, CommercialThis specification covers diesel and gasoline engine driven four-wheel, two-rear-wheel drive, and six-wheel, four-rear-wheel drive vehicles having minimum gross vehicle weights GVW of 21,000 to 39,500 pounds, for normal operating conditions. The vehicles are commercial trucks equipped with stake and platform or van bodies, capable of elevating the body and cargo to a specified height for loading and unloading the cargo into and out of aircraft. The vehicles procured under this specification are commercial items which shall be warranted by the manufacturer as specified in acquisition documents.

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Table 2                                            -     Altitude Factor.  1.00. Table 3                                            -     Rolling Factor.  1.613. Table 4                                            -     Area Factor.  0.173. Table 5                                            -     Velocity Factor.  250.0. Table 6                                            -     Altitude Factor.  1.00.

Table 7                                            -     Chassis Friction Horsepower.  Use applicable power unit GVW (to nearest, higher, 1,000 pounds) and the engine rpm (to nearest 100 revolutions) which is required for

50 mph geared speed.  For GVW and engine speed beyond the range of this table, factors shall be extrapolated.

Table 8                                            -     Grade Factor.  0.75.

Table 8A                                         -     Correction Factor.  Not required. Table 9                                            -     Road Factor.  0.0.

6.4  Subject term (key word) listing.

Aircraft loading

Commercial vehicle

First production vehicle Gross vehicle weight Hydraulics

Nontactical vehicle Outriggers, hydraulic Pallet rollers

Stability

Stress analysis

Truck, nontactical

Truck, stake and platform

Truck, van

Wind resistance.

6.5  Changes from previous issue.  The margins of this document are marked with asterisks (*) to indicate where changes (additions, modifications, corrections, deletions) from the previous issue

were made.  This was done as a convenience only and the Government assumes no liability

whatsoever for the inaccuracies in these notations.  Bidders and contractors are cautioned to evaluate the requirements of this document based on the entire content regardless of the marginal notations and relationship to the previous issue.

Custodians:        Preparing Activity: Army - AT                                                                                                        Army - AT Navy - YD

Air Force - 99                                                                                            Project No.  2320-0430

Reviewing Activities: Navy - MC

Air Force - 84

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