Extending cargo restraint assembly

A cargo handling system, comprising:

• a plurality of extending cargo restraint assemblies, each extending cargo restraint assembly of the plurality of extending cargo restraint assemblies comprising:
• a base assembly comprising:
• a primary plunger;
• and
• a secondary plunger, wherein the secondary plunger is positioned within an internal chamber of the primary plunger,
• wherein, responsive to being activated, the primary plunger is configured to extend in a first direction into an opening within a modular container thereby restraining the modular container in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, and
• wherein, responsive to being activated, the secondary plunger is configured to extend in the second direction within the opening of the modular container thereby further restraining the modular container in the second direction.

An aircraft, comprising:

• a cargo deck;
• and
• a cargo handling system disposed on the cargo deck, the cargo handling system comprising:
• a plurality of extending cargo restraint assemblies, each extending cargo restraint assembly of the plurality of extending cargo restraint assemblies comprising:
• a base assembly comprising:
• a primary plunger;
• and
• a secondary plunger, wherein the secondary plunger is positioned within an internal chamber of the primary plunger,
• wherein, responsive to being activated, the primary plunger is configured to extend in a first direction into an opening within a modular container thereby restraining the modular container in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, and
• wherein, responsive to being activated, the secondary plunger is configured to extend in the second direction within the opening of the modular container thereby further restraining the modular container in the second direction.