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Lawyer here: I concur! (lemmy.ca)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 15 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I think you are thinking of belt loaders, which have a long flat bed on them.

Except, BAM - it’s not a flat bed, it’s a moving conveyor belt that is raised to carry the bags and cargo from those carts into the plane.

Unless you’re thinking of something else. But I think you’re thinking of something like this:

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Or, it's a self unloading flat bed ;)

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    It technically is that, as well, and I've certainly seen them used to transport things short distances. At a top speed of 15 MPH (unless you know where to find the governor, but even then), it isn't something you'd want to use to bring a bunch of lumber back from the lumber yard. More like bringing a broken towbar to an unresponsive GSE shop so that it can be left on their doorstep to shame them. As a random hypothetical.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago*

    Yeah I was thinking if the OP has never seen an airport and these vehicles.

    In addition to that belt loader, there are a plethora of different kind of half-cockpit vehicles there. Ofc its easier there as these likely dont need to be registered for road use.

    I've seen so many different types and makes.

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