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The environmental factors of prime importance in the transport of animals in aircraft are air
temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide concentration, and of course space (or volume) limitations.
Secondary factors are air velocity, noise, lighting, etc. Pressure is not addressed herein as pressure
levels and rates of change are totally dictated by human occupancy requirements.
Some basic governmental documents, such as References 1, 2 and 3, define overall requirements for
animal transportation, but with very limited data on environmental requirements. Reference 4 gives
some airplane characteristics measured during animal transportation from the USA to foreign
destinations. Temperature and humidity profiles are indicative of airplane characteristics.
This report presents information on the temperature, humidity, ventilation, and carbon dioxide
limitations and the metabolic heat release rates for animals which will allow the determination of the
environment required by the animals. Design features of ventilated and nonventilated cargo
compartments are presented. Methods of calculation of the temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide
environment are provided that will allow for the determination of the animal capacities of animal
carrying cargo compartments. Animals are being carried in the lower cargo compartments on
passenger carrying aircraft which are only provided with coarse temperature control. These
compartments provide a very satisfactory environment for most animals if knowledge of the animal’s
requirements are matched with the compartment’s capability to produce that environment.
It should be noted that although animal is the definition of cargo being considered, data is also
provided for birds.
1.1 Purpose:
The purpose of this AIR is to provide information on the environmental conditions that are required
for the transportation of animals in the lower cargo compartments of passenger carrying aircraft. The
intent is to provide guidelines to aircraft manufacturers, and background information to air carriers,
that will assist in defining suitable animal carrying environments, and which will supplement good
judgement and previous experience.
Values and units are given in both U.S. Customary and SI units.strRefField
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