mobile ATC tower
TWIST MOBILE TOWER© TMT 13500©
HEIGHT RAPIDITY PERFORMANCE COMFORT
TMT 13500©
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The mobile ATC tower TMT 13500© conceived by TWIST was designed to provide flexible and rapidly operational air traffic control services complying with high performances requirements. The mobile ATC tower can be elevated up to 13.8 meters. Transportable by air, sea and road, the TMT 13500© may be rapidly set up and its deployment is completely autonomous. Thanks to innovative technical features, the TMT 13500© is an advanced ATC backup solution.
13.8 m
Military applications
➠ Temporary
operations on remote underequipped or temporary runway
located,
➠ Rapid deployments for emergency missions : ➠ Relief operations (natural disaster, forest
fire,…),
➠ ATC back-up on airport where the main
tower is damaged.
➠ Tactical operations (rapid relocation of the TMT 13500) Civil applications
➠ Replacement of a permanent non-operating tower damaged or undergoing renovation works
➠ Temporary ATC facility shared by several airports to ensure ATC services in case of: ➠ Airport modernization ➠ Airport expansion
➠ Temporary ATC tower on big events (sportive meetings, aeronautic shows) The TMT 13500© in « operating » mode
➠ Training centers
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Performances - Thanks to its lifting system, TMT 13500© TOTAL HEIGHT is ADJUSTABLE UP TO 13.8 METERS. The mobile ATC tower is elevated at a rate of 4m/mn and provides an operational height of up to 13 meters for the controllers settled down in the cabin.
Innovative
Characteristics
- The TMT 13500© is DEPLOYED AND SET UP WITHIN LESS THAN 2 HOURS BY 2 PEOPLE. At the end of an operation, the transport mode is recovered in less than 1 hour. - The control cabin is fully equipped in order to establish a LOCAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL BY 2 or 3 CONTROLLERS through VHF and/or UHF ground-air communications.
MOBILE AND FLEXIBLE SYSTEM TRANSPORTABLE by ➠ AIR - Hercules C 130 ➠ ROAD - Fitted for road haulage Towed by a single standard vehicle ➠ MER - Flat 40 feet
AUTONOMOUS AND SELF-CONTAINED SYSTEM HIGH PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT All equipment required to provide ATC services, selected among the most efficient Complying with ICAO standards STRUCTURE ENTIRELY SELF-CONTAINED Lifting system integrated : No need for further lift equipment Technical block: autonomous power supply Access to the control cabin by a scissor platform
General concept The mobile tower TMT 13500 concept relies on a scissors lift – mounted cabin system integrated to a trailer. The tower is equipped with a power supply generator that provides an autonomous power supply of tower deployment and operating mode operations. The control cabin is equipped with all the equipment required to provide ATC services: radiocommunication system, antennas system, meteorological station and display equipment, time distribution system, recorders, as well as all the accessories required for controllers comfort.
«Transport» mode - Height : 2.7 meters
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STRUCTURE The TMT 13500© is made up of a trailer and a scissors lift – mounted cabin system. The trailer is equipped with retractable stabilizer arms at all four corners. Each stabilizer arm is equipped with a leveling hydraulic jack and a lock in operating mode. The scissors lift – mounted cabin system is made up of a lifting system and the control cabin. The lifting system is a double scissors hydraulic system mounted on a trailer. The scissors are activated by hydraulic jacks and can lift up to 5 tons.
Stability and safety In case of stability defect, hydraulic breakdown or power supply failure, safety valves ensure control cabin upholding and locking and allow the activation of an emergency descent at a controlled rate. → When completely deployed, the TMT 13500© may withstand winds of up to 180 km/h thanks to a bracing system called stability bracing. →
Access to the control cabin The access to the cabin is made by a scissor platform set at the back of the trailer. It is equipped with safety railings and can lift up to 250 Kg.
POWER SUPPLY
A technical block located at the head of the trailer houses a power supply generator (400V three phase - 16kVA) that provides the autonomous electrical power supply of the tower, a hydraulic unit that powers the lifting system, and a panel board. The electrical switch control panel of the panel board controls the distribution toward the lifting system or the control cabin equipment.
Power supply by an external source When the power supply is provided by an external source, the tower generator automatically takes over the power supply in case of external power supply failure thanks to the normal/backup inverter of the control panel. This take over doesn’t interfere controllers’ work for the control cabin equipment are equipped with backup batteries and UPS.
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CONTROL CABIN The control cabin has a surface of 9,8 m² and is suitable to accommodate up to three controllers. Its structure is made up of materials selected to provide an optimal acoustic and thermal insulation. Control panels are sed in a console designed to accommodate the controllers and all required equipment. The operator’s control panels, the meteorological and time display equipment are set on the console desk. The console houses 19’’ wide racks to accommodate the equipment.
Accessories Phone and crashphone → Headphone → Hand-held microphone → PTT pedal → Remote connexion-box for microphone and headset → Swivel chairs →
EQUIPMENT RADIOCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM The radiosystem configuration allows to operate up to 4 radio channels by 2 controllers. It is made up of: → 4 UHF, VHF, V/UHF synthesized transceivers Output power adjustable: VHF - 50W, UHF - 30 W → 1 voice communication system - VCCS → 1 switching matrix unit → 2 operator’s control panels → 2 loud-speaker → 2 multi channel radio frequency preprogrammed selection modules (8 frequencies pre-programmed) → Antennas system The antennas system is designed to be set up at the top of the tower. Removable for transport, the antennas are equipped with a linkage support. →
Safety equipment → Aircraft beaconing → Fire extinguishers → Emergency evacuation ladder → Autonomous smoke detectors → External zone lighting
Lightning protections
VOICE RECORDING SYSTEM Two digital redundant recorders with DVD mirroring are connected to the AF outputs of the transceivers.
METEOROLOGICAL STATION POWER SUPPLY The control cabin is equipped with a 230V power distribution panel and a 24Vdc cabinet. The radiocommunication equipment, meteorological display equipment, time distribution system and the aircraft beaconing are powered by the 24Vdc cabinet equipped with backup batteries. Further equipment are protected, in case of power failure, by their own backup batteries or by UPS .
An integrated system, composed of sensors (wind, pressure, temperature/humidity) and a transmitter box, is set on the top of the tower. Meteorological information are then collected and distributed on the meteorological display. TIME DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM A clock, synchronized by a GPS antenna, is housed in the console. The system distributes the hour on each operator’s control panel’s time display and on the recorders.
OPTIONS ➠ ➠ ➠
Equipment: Third operator’s control panel, HF radioequipment, automatic terminal information service ATIS Colors Mobile base station To ensure controller’s comfort during their break time, a mobile base station may be provided as an option. This mobile station is a vehicle fitted out to accommodate a staff lounge with a little kitchen, a sanitary room and a technical room connected to the control cabin (radioequipment, meteorological and time display, intercom and ATIS).
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SAFETY
Mechanical SUN BLINDS plastic view
DOUBLE GLAZING - tilted outward by 8째 - acoustic and thermal insulations reinforced Class 4, Ug=1,6W
Adjustable desktop LIGHTINGS
Halogen spot LIGHTINGS for the lighting of the PTT pedal
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COMFORT
CUPBOARD : - TMT 13500Š technical documentation - Backup VHF
General LIGHTINGS by neon tube
AIR CONDITIONING Two adjustable air conditioning split systems with monitored and motorized air diffusion orientation.
Plastic FLOORING U4P3
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HEIGHT RAPIDITY PERFORMANCE COMFORT
TMT 13500©
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Myriam PELISSIER Head of international projects Jérôme ALIX Engineering office manager TWIST 22 chemin des Aigais 69530 BRIGNAIS [France] +33(0) 437 288 424 +33(0) 437 288 420