There are several hundred aircraft collisions each year that happen during taxiing. Emission of toxins during taxing (1 day/worldwide):īoeing 747 aircraft, during a single flight from Frankfurt Airport to New York JFK Airport, consumed approximately 3,600 liters (951 gallons) of fuel for taxing. The same timeline also provides a revealing look at the large amount of toxic elements that were released daily and during that year. 5% of aircraft fuel consumption was used for taxing, 4 million liters or 1 million gallons) per 1 day (1.46 billion liters or 385 billion gallons annually) Passenger aircraft consumed 80 million liters or 21 million gallons of fuel per 1 day (29.2 billion liters annually or 8 billion gallons) There were 130 million aircraft ground movements

Airlines carried 3.8 billion passengers Statistics from 2016 provide an in-depth look at aircraft passengers, the number of ground movements and how much fuel was consumed that year, especially when it comes to fuel consumption when taxiing. After installing the ATS, an airport may increase throughput capacity up to 30% per IAW Oklahoma State University calculations. It controls all aircraft movements during taxi and gate operations while it greatly reduces the chance for human errors. ATS maximizes safety by optimizing airport taxiway traffic, maintaining positive control of the aircraft track at the airport, and reducing personnel and equipment in and around the congested ground-flight operations gate area. The entire ATS system is fully automatic, integrated into the ground-control system and expertly managed by ground-control tower personnel. Aircraft main jet engines are shut down during taxi and gate operations to save fuel, reduce emissions and reduce noise while creating a safer environment to operate the aircraft. This wetted surface produces friction values that are most meaningful in determining whether or not corrective actions are required.The Aircraft Towing System (ATS) is an innovative system designed to transport aircraft from the runway via the taxiway to the airport gates and back to the runway without the use of the aircraft’s main jet engines. The integrated electrical water pump and nozzle and are designed to provide a uniform water depth of 1 mm (0.04 inches) in front of the friction measuring tire. Since wet pavement always yields the lowest friction measurements, we offer a self-wetting system which simulates wet pavement surface conditions and provides the operator with a continuous record of friction values along the length of the runway. Based on the authorities recommendations, the surface should be inspected regularly and the trend should be monitored. This measurement is based on recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and ASTM standard E 1960 – 98.

measuring wet friction at a water depth of one millimeter. Besides using the Skiddometer during rain, slush, and snow conditions (operational use), the Skiddometer is also used for checking the runway surface condition and “rubber build-ups” (Runway Calibration), i.e.

Runway towing