摘要 |
A cargo compartment (28) for a lighter-than-air vehicle (10), the vehicle having a longitudinal (12), vertical (14) and lateral (16) axis, the cargo compartment comprising: a cargo carrying structure mounted to the bottom of the vehicle, said structure extending along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and having a plurality of open ended passageways (40A-F), each having a floor, and extending along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, each of said passageways aligned with the lateral axis of the vehicle and extending completely through said structure, said passageways adapted to simultaneously off load cargo from one end of said passageway and to on load cargo from the opposite end. |