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The amj doesn't fit the bus correctly. I don't have the load chart in front of me but I think you get almost two AADs for every one AMJ. Wasn't trying to challenge anybody just adding to the conversation. Next time I'm at work I'll check the charts glued to the interior by the door and correct myself if needed.
If you're interested, you can find the load charts in the MEL on your iPad. My favorite phrase during Airbus training was, "On
some aircraft ..." They never tell you which ones, just to look out for this or that and be ready if you stumble across it.
In this case, the "some aircraft" appear to be some A300-600s. Take a look at MEL 25-50-02-01-J -- that 's the only one that shows the upper deck configured with AAD cans. There are 3 possible configurations:
A) 9 AMJs and 17 AYYs
B) 16 AADs, 3 SAAs, and 1 AYY
C) 9 AADs and 17 AYYs
The configuration including AMJs holds approximately 8,730 cubic feet. The configuration using 16 AADs holds 9,514 cubic feet, while the configuration using 9 AADs holds 7,935 cubic feet.
The 2 AADs for every 1 AMJ would be hard to pull off considering the footprint of the cans. AMJs are 96" wide by 125" long; AADs and AYYs have the same footprint - 88" wide by 125" long.
The AADs have an advantage over the AYYs because they are taller at their highest point. However, compared to the AMJs, they are more narrow and have a more severe taper from that maximum height. The AMJ is flat along most of its width, while the AAD begins tapering almost from the very center to the outboard edge.
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