Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport

The most modern vehicle for the control of the state of the runway in Poland

10.12.2002 | 00:00

'Surface friction of the runway = 0.9' - such messages are automatically radio-transmitted to the Air-Traffic Control Centre by the new purchase of Gdansk-Trójmiasto Airport.

AIRPORT SURFACE FRICTION TESTER Saab 95 SE, equipped with a 4th-generation computer is worth almost USD 100,000 and is the most modern vehicle for the measurement of runway and taxiway surface friction in Poland. An independent measuring wheel suspension system and a system of water sprinkling during calibration make it possible to take measurements with top precision in consistence with the requirements of ICAO and FAA, thus increasing the safety standard at the airport. The vehicle bought by Gdansk-Trójmiasto Airport has replaced the old, 22-year-old machine of the same make, which was providing its services at the Gdansk airport for 17 years.

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