an arrangement for loading of a cargo compartment , in particular that of an aircraft fuselage , with piece goods , is proposed , consisting of a conveying device in the form of a number of high - tensile belts located at intervals from one another and which are provided with a carpet - like conveying surface , for instance in nylon fabric , in that section of them which covers the cargo area of the cargo compartment in the fully - loaded position . a rear cargo wall fixed to the belts provides the rear stowage room limit for the goods transported . loading and unloading can be performed by means of movement backwards and fowards of the belts . since tensile loadings are concentrated exclusively in the belts , reversal can be performed in the vicinity of the loading aperture of the cargo compartment on a thin guide section located near the floor , which can be designed to accord with any contour of the floor of the cargo compartment . there thus results in a design for the conveying device in the form of a carpet which fluidly adapts itself to any contour on which the goods transported can be safely and reliably conveyed into and out of the cargo in compartment .