Outsize cargo is cargo defined by the
United States Military as
cargo which would exceed the cargo capabilities of the
C-141B aircraft and would require a
C-5 or
C-17 aircraft to transport. Specificially, a piece of outsize cargo is a single item that exceeds 1,000
inches (25,4
m) in length, 117 inches (3
m) in width, and 105 inches (2.7 m) in height. A specific example of this cargo would include a United States
M1 tank.