Department of the Air Force

Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Military Bridges (Fm 10-541 / to 13c7-11-21) Department of the Air Force

This manual tells and shows hot to rig aluminum deck sections with auxiliary components for a low-velocity airdrop. Eight pontoon boats also are rigged for low-velocity airdrop. This manual tells and shows how to rig the aluminum bridge deck balk with transverse stiffeners and bridge plates and accessories for low-velocity airdrop. Only the C-130 aircraft can be used for the airdrop of these loads. This manual also shows and tells how to rig the five- and seven-bay, single-story, medium girder (fixed) bridges for low-velocity ad LAPE airdrops from the C-130 aircraft. These bridges may also be rigged for low-velocity airdrop form the C-141 aircraft. This manual is designed to be used by all parachute riggers.