The crew, composed of Prabhakaran Sundaram, Shefali Mhaldar and Prasanna Rangarajan – electrical, civil, and mechanical engineers, respectively – are licensed to drive and calibrate the runway with the imported ASFT gear.
Rubber residue
A media assertion mentioned plane wheels can go away behind a rubber residue which might trigger runways to turn out to be slippery, compromising the passenger security. The friction measuring automobile is used to measure the speed of slippage and lack of friction on the runway floor attributable to rubber build-up or pavement put on.
These crew members, who’re skilled in dealing with the ASFT gear, are licensed to function and calibrate the runway with the ASFT by Moventor, the unique gear producer from Finland. The airport carries out the exams as soon as in each 45 days.
The assertion mentioned that coaching the trio ensures enterprise continuity on the airport for the operation and upkeep of the ASFT. It’s also an funding in a mix of ‘youth and expertise’ for the way forward for the most secure tabletop airport in India. It additionally opens alternatives to share the airport’s in-house experience with different airports which will want this specialised gear, it mentioned.
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