THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1990
PETER HILLS,
DR PANG NIGEL WATT. MR
DR OTHER MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE ARE MR LAU KONG-WAH, MR VINCENT WONG PO-SUM, MR PHILLIP CRAWLEY, HOK-TUEN, MR WILLIAM COURTAULD, MS LINDA SIDDALL, MR WATER POON, MR HUNG WING-TAT, MRS CHUNG CHIU YUNG.
AND
WAI-KAN, AND MR Y.C.
FOR
PLANNING,
PROTECTION;
OFFICIAL MEMBERS ARE THE SECRETARY LANDS; DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES; DIRECTOR SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN GROUPS: THE EDUCATION, COMMUNITY AND RESOURCES WORKING GROUPS.
ENVIRONMENT
DIRECTOR OF OF HEALTH AND
WORKING
COMMITTEE COMPRISES FOUR PARTICIPATION CAMPAIGN, PUBLICITY,
DISABLED AIRCRAFT RECOVERY TRANSPORTER SYSTEM FOR KAI TAK
TRANSPORTER SYSTEM
A UNIQUE EXPEDITIOUSLY REMOVE DISABLED AIRCRAFT AT BROUGHT INTO OPERATION NEXT MONTH.
SPECIALLY ΚΑΙ TAK
DESIGNED
то
AIRPORT WILL BE
THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) TOOK DELIVERY OF (DARTS) THE $10 MILLION DISABLED AIRCRAFT RECOVERY TRANSPORTER SYSTEM FROM WEST GERMANY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE DARTS WAS THE FIRST
SYSTEM PRODUCED. SELF-PROPELLED AIRCRAFT RECOVERY
THE CONCEPT WAS DEPARTMENT DEVELOPED BY THE CIVIL AVIATION
AND THE LOCAL AVIATION INDUSTRY IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT RECOVERY AT KAI TAK.
SYSTEM CONSISTING OVERALL LIFTING INDEPENDENTLY, OR
MODULAR THE DARTS IS A HIGHLY MANOEUVRABLE OF THREE LOW PROFILE HEAVY DUTY TRANSPORTERS WITH AN CAPACITY OF 300 TONNES. EACH TRAILER CAN COMBINED IN VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS WITH THE OTHER TWO TRAILERS.
NECESSARY "THIS IS
BE USED
TO CATER FOR DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT SIZES AND TO AVIATION AIRCRAFT, RANGING FROM BOEING 747 TO SMALL GENERAL
MINOR COPE WITH DIFFERENT ACCIDENT SITUATIONS VARYING FROM RELATIVELY TO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE," HE SAID.
WITH AN OVERALL PAYLOAD OF 300
TONNES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED, COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT,
DEFUELLING
THE DARTS WOULD LIFT A BOEING 747, THE HEAVIEST WITHOUT THE TIME CONSTRAINT OF WEIGHT REDUCTION OTHER THAN AND CARGO REMOVAL FOR SAFETY AND CENTRE OF GRAVITY CONTROL PURPOSES.
OPERATOR
OF 96
THROUGH WHEELS,
THE DARTS IS CONTROLLED BY A SINGLE FITTED WITH A TOTAL COMPUTERISED SYSTEM AND, DISABLED AIRCRAFT CAN BE MOVED EXPEDITIOUSLY EVEN OVER SOFT GROUND.
A
THE
/THE NEW
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