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Outsize cargo is a designation given to goods of unusually large size. This term is often applied to cargo which cannot fit on standardized transport devices such as skids (pallets) or containers. This includes military and other vehicles.[1][2]

See also[]

  • Boeing Dreamlifter
  • Airbus Beluga / Airbus Beluga XL

References[]

  1. Air Mobility Operational Requirements, USAF
  2. Moving U.S. Forces. US DOD. 1997. pp. 72. 
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