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What is a TaxiBot?
Schiphol Airport wants to automate taxiing from the gate to the runway. (www.freightwaves.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I am retired from the game, but each A/C generates pax support a c galley power, temp control comfort lights, and any emergency system needed.. BRAKES??? I agree that a BOT would save somewhat, but are we cutting any safety margins ? Lets have 100 engineers look and answer!!!
I guess I've been watching too much "Air Disasters" on the Smithsonian network because the first thing I thought of was safety aspects. Semi-robotic tugs would end some of the incidents that have caused crashes at airports where visibility is restricted due to weather conditions and departing aircraft can't be seen by ATC operators in airports without ground radar for tracking taxiing aircraft. It could be a very important component when deicing aircraft during snow events. Straight from deicing to the runway under the time constraints deicing has. If the system could save even one life it would be worth the investment. The saving on emissions is a bonus.
There is a warm up period that must be adhered to for each engine type. It can take 3 to 5 minutes. In winter it is longer. While the plane is saving fuel used to generate the energy to move the plane, if not from the aircraft engines is from a power plant that generates the electricity. The transmission of electricity over power lines has energy loses. So, they are just shifting the pollution to another neighborhood. 50 year pilot, retired B787 captain.
Guess you've never heard of renewable energy. Granted it's not everywhere but an airport has so much roof space they can easily provide this.
Not a bad idea, especially for the runway that is quite far from ams terminal.
plus a departing plane can be towed, and then another plane landing can be towed back by the same taxibot. Are they autonomous enough to return or go to the other end of the runway to pick up the next plane by themselves ? Otherwise the savings go out the door by all the people needed to drive these. It can be done.
plus a departing plane can be towed, and then another plane landing can be towed back by the same taxibot. Are they autonomous enough to return or go to the other end of the runway to pick up the next plane by themselves ? Otherwise the savings go out the door by all the people needed to drive these. It can be done.
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