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DeKalb Peachtree Airport installs new aircraft stopping safety system
The aircraft stopping safety system at DeKalb Peachtree Airport is the first of its kind in Georgia. The EMAS technology is placed 200 feet off the end of a runway to prevent an aircraft from running off the runway. The gray area inside the black asphalt area is the new EMAS technology on Runway 3R-21L at PDK Airport. CONTRIBUTED
DeKalb Peachtree Airport has installed a new system to quickly stop planes in their tracks during emergency landings, according to a press release. Airport officials say the Engineered Material Arresting System is the first of its kind in Georgia. EMAS technology uses a series of crushable blocks to decelerate the speed of an aircraft during an emergency overrun.
The EMAS technology is placed 200 feet off the end of a runway to prevent an aircraft from running off the runway, officials said. EMAS is used in cases where there is limited land, such as PDK’s 6,100-foot primary runway for corporate tenants. The EMAS technology was designed and implemented to improve safety for flights using this runway.
Information: www.pdkairport.org.
