Have you ever noticed when you take a plane? On the huge airport apron, there are not only planes but also many vehicles that we can not usually see in our daily life. So what are these cars and what are their respective responsibility? Let's have a look.
As a fuel supply vehicle, refueling aircraft is a tough task. For airplanes mostly use aviation kerosene as fuel, kerosene is more corrosive than gasoline and diesel, and it is impossible for airplanes to drive to gas stations to refuel. Therefore, aircraft refueling vehicles are more stringent in terms of corrosion resistance design. That kind of refueling vehicle can be divided into tank type and tube type.
Tank refueling trucks are mainly suitable for small and medium airports without underground refueling pipelines. The tank-type refueling truck has many functions such as transportation, storage, fuel pumping, pressure regulation, purification, etc. It travels between the aviation gas station and the apron to refuel the aircraft, which is very efficient.
You may have questions that where did the sewage that we used on the plane go? Is it the same as the train that discharged everywhere on the track? Of course no, the plane has its own sewage storage device. When the plane is parked at the airport, the sewage truck will remove the sewage from the plane in time.
Airport fire trucks refer to vehicles that are specially used to prevent and extinguish aircraft fires and provide timely rescue to passengers. Such fire trucks can spray fire extinguishing agents during driving. Due to its working characteristics and the particularity of the environment, airport fire trucks have higher performance requirements than ordinary fire trucks. It has the characteristics of faster vehicle speed, greater power, and better cross-country performance. The International Civil Aviation Organization clearly stipulates that the response time of airport fire trucks to any site of the airport landing area should not exceed 3 minutes, and better no more than 2 minutes.
