loads require a formal test report and
certification memo to the customer
usually are conducted as Special Airlift or
agency within 120 days after receipt of the
Transport Missions.
The customer
vehicle(s) order. A copy of the ATTLA /
agency shall be responsible for all costs
SDDCTEA certification memo shall be
associated with test loadings when it is
available during the final inspection.
determined to be required.
ATTLA (The Air Transportability Test
Loading Agency) is located at Wright
Removal or relocation of mechanically
Patterson Air Force Base and can be
attached (non-welded, non-riveted, etc.)
contacted
via
e-mail
at
components with common tools, requiring
"ATTLA@wpafb.af.mil". SDDCTEA (The
not more than 1 man-hour total to remove,
Military
Surface
Deployment
and
relocate and tiedown; and not more than 1
Distribution Command Transportation
man-hour total to return the vehicle to its
Engineering Agency) is located in
original, as opposed to reduced,
Newport News, VA and can be contacted
configuration; shall be acceptable. The
by e-mail at "dpemail@tea.army.mil" or by
self-mobility of the vehicle shall not be
phone
at
(757)
599-1113.
A
affected by reducing its configuration. Tie
transportability report form for SDDCTEA
downs for removed or relocated
can
be
obtained
at
equipment shall be furnished. In addition
"https://www.tea.army.mil/pubs/nr/deploy/tr
to the requirements 3.2.6 or 3.2.6.1, as
ansinstruction/DI-PACK-80880B.pdf"
\t
applicable, the rated capacity of the axles
"_new".
References, publications,
and suspension system shall be not less
assistance and engineering services are
than 1.25 times the load imposed on each
available from SDDCTEA.
Testing
by the curb weight of the vehicle. The
information can be obtained from the
vehicle shall be transportable as
Aberdeen Test Center (ATC). ATC can
described above without any other special
be contacted through their website at
provisions and without any shoring. The
"https://www.atc.army.mil".
vehicle shall not be delivered to the
Government in its reduced configuration.
Upon receipt of the request, drawings and
data; ATTLA / SDDCTEA conducts an
TRANSPORTABILITY VERIFICATION.
analysis of the item's transportability at no
When transportability (ATR, HTR, MTR or
cost to the requesting federal agency. If
RTR) (see 3.1.1.21) is specified, the
the Item meets the requirements, ATTLA /
vehicle shall be inspected to determine
SDDCTEA return a certification memo to
that it conforms to the approved
the customer agency with a copy to the
certification memo the contractor received
contractor stating the conditions of
from Air Transportability Test Loading
approval. Otherwise, ATTLA / SDDCTEA
Agency (ATTLA) or Military Surface
recommend changes that will allow the
Deployment and Distribution Command
item to meet those requirements. Very
Transportation
Engineering
Agency
rarely an item cannot be airlifted or
(SDDCTEA). As a minimum, the following
transported at all.
In these cases
angles, dimensions and descriptions shall
ATTLA's / SDDCTEA's reply will include
be checked against approved data and
an explanation of the rejection.
drawings:
If analysis alone cannot positively
a) Angle of approach
determine the transportability of the item,
b) Ramp breakover angle
then a test loading may be required. Test
c) Angle of departure
loadings
are
done
when
the
transportability is uncertain.
The test
d)
Height, longitudinal location and
Federal Standard 807M
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