IAC Jet Blast Barrier For Madrid Airport

An IAC product story
Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Nov 24, 2004

IAC Aviation's subsidiary in Spain has designed, manufactured and installed a Jet Engine Blast Barrier for aircraft service area of new terminal being built at Madrid's Barajas Airport.

The airport handles more than 25 million passengers a year, a figure set to almost double by 2010.

IAC Aviation is a world leader in noise control and engine testing for civil and military aircraft fleets and guarantees performance of all our products.

This Blast Barrier, constructed of 3mm galvanised steel sheet, is in two sections totalling around 150 metres in length with an overall height of four metres.

The blast deflector, inclined at 30 degrees to the vertical, consists of a steel deflector mesh, 3mm thick, on 15mm thick base plates.

The barrier will operate effectively in wind speeds of up to 130 km/h with special grilles diverting the jet blast and spreading it upward at an angle of between 60 degrees and 80 degrees - air flow ensures the blast is both cooled and decelerated.

Painted in standard aeronautical colours of red and white, with lighting and LEDs, the barriers comply fully with requirements of the International Civil Aviation Agreement.

Julio Rubio, Managing Director of IAC Boet Stopson in Barcelona, said: "Legislation is mounting Europe-wide, concerning noise and safety control in airport environments whether for service personnel working in aircraft maintenance, or local communities affected by increasing air traffic.

This is a growing market and one in which IAC is now a key player internationally.".

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