Does My Airport Need One?

Eric Johansen, DFW Airport

Review history of aircraft ingress/egress

Discuss the reasons for emergency evacuations

Review the reasons for non-emergency evacuations

Discuss the options for evacuation

Compare various manufacturers of AIAVs

1925 Eastern Ford Trimotor

1940s – 1960s Convair 340

2000s Boeing 777

Emergency Slide Deployment

Non-Emergency Controlled Deplaning

Crash/Alert III

Interior Fires

Smoke in Cabin (Actual)

“Snakes on Planes”

Bomb Threat/ Isolated AC Medical Emergencies away

from the gate Deplaning away from gate Disabled aircraft IROP conditions Dignitary aircraft Public Relations Events

A310 Alert III July 2000 Vienna

B757 Engine Problem Dulles Sept. 2011

B737 Smoking APU at gate in Amsterdam, May 2010

Air Force One at Orlando International Airport

Boeing 787 World Tour DFW May 12,2012

Jet Blue 504 stranded 7 hours at BDL, Oct.30, 2011

Aircraft Escape Slides

Ground Ladders

Aerial Ladders

Air Stair Vehicles

ARFF drill on a Boeing 727 using ground ladders

Aerial Training IAD

Easily Reaches Upper Deck of Wide Body Aircraft.

B737 runway over-run at ORD

B767 at LAX

MD10 FedEx Ramp DFW

B777 Bomb Threat DFW

Accessair APS60FR/ Crash Rescue Hydro-Chem

St. Louis-Lambert International Airport

LAX 2002 Stinar F550 MCO Stinar F550

DIA 2008 Accessair PHX 2006 Accessair

Service Air Stair Vehicle

Range 8.3’ – 16.5’

Platform Width 5 ft.

Safe operating speed 40-55 mph

No Firefighting Capability

Service Air Stair Vehicle

Range 8 ft – 19 ft

Platform Width 6 ft

Safe operating speed 40-55 mph

No Firefighting Capability

Service Air Stair vehicle modified for Fire fighting

Range 8’-19’

Platform Width 8 ft.

Safe operating speed 60 mph

Firefighting package available

Custom Design Firefighting Airstair vehicle

Range 10.5 – 28.2 ft.

Platform Width 6.5ft.

Safe operating speed 60mpg

Firefighting package

Even a Child Can Do It!