cargo doors
Aircraft loading portals
Cargo doors are large hinged or sliding panels on aircraft, ships, or vehicles that open to allow loading and unloading of freight.
On commercial aircraft, they're typically located on the fuselage below the passenger cabin: The ground crew opened the cargo doors to unload luggage.
Cargo doors must seal securely—failures have caused catastrophic decompression in flight.
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
- air freightGoods shipped by aircraft
- freightGoods being transported
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