New technique for removing moisture, or debris, from runways employed successfully at Dulles Int Airport, Chantilly, Va; method uses 6 Sicard self-propelled rotary metal brooms which turn at 400 rpm and are coupled to high speed blowers; brooms clean runways and 12,000 cfm blowers carry moisture, light snow, or debris, well off runway; units operate together in staggered formation and clear 150-ft wide runway in 22 min.
New techniques used for clearing airport runways
Pub Works
Public Works ; 94 , n 4
1963
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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