cargo sling meaning

[Defence]
(*) A strap, chain, or other material used to hold cargo items securely which are to be hoisted, lowered, or suspended.

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1. In a cargo capacity, it is common for the rotorcraft to be fitted with additional external mirrors and a cargo sling.
2. A hatch in the floor to access the cargo sling pole is present in the cabin, as is individual stowage space for airborne equipment.
3. To ease cargo operations, the cabin floor is flat and unobstructed; alternatively, a cargo sling can be installed to carry cargo of up to.
4. A replenishment at sea, when a warship and supply ship run close together linked with fuel lines or cargo slings, is particularly tricky, said Dan Rugg, a destroyer officer who is now the Naval Academy's sailing master.
5. During her time in the Guard, in addition to the deployments to Afghanistan, Hegar flew marijuana eradication missions, wildfire suppression with buckets of water on cargo slings, evacuated survivors from hurricane-devastated cities, and rescued many civilians on civil Search and Rescue missions in California and out at sea.