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  2. Airport apron - Wikipedia

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    The airport apron, apron, flight line, or ramp is the area of an airport where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled, boarded, or maintained. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Although the use of the apron is covered by regulations, such as lighting on vehicles, it is typically more accessible to users than the runway or taxiway .

  3. Airport - Wikipedia

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    Links between passenger facilities and aircraft include jet bridges or airstairs. Baggage handling systems transport baggage from the baggage drop-off to departing planes, and from arriving planes to the baggage reclaim. The area where the aircraft parks to load passengers and baggage is known as an apron or ramp (or incorrectly, [26] "the ...

  4. Runway - Wikipedia

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    the minimum distance between lines is 75 ft (23 m), and maximum is 200 ft (61 m) the maximum distance between lights within each line is 200 ft (61 m) the minimum length of parallel lines is 1,400 ft (427 m) the minimum number of lights in the line is 8. [34] Approach lighting system at Berlin Tegel Airport

  5. ACN-PCN method - Wikipedia

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    The method has been the official ICAO pavement rating system for pavements intended for aircraft of apron (ramp) mass greater than 5700 kg from 1981 to 2020. [1] The method is scheduled to be replaced by the ACR-PCR method by November 28, 2024. [2] For the safe and efficient use of pavements, the method has been designed to:

  6. Airport bus - Wikipedia

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    Neoplan Airliner bus loading the passengers coming out of the plane. When the aircraft is not using jetbridge at a terminal and using hardstand for parking, or for long distance transfers or for reasons of safety, passengers will be transferred from the airport terminal arrival or departure gate to the aircraft using an airside transfer bus or apron bus.

  7. Pattern (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    Three patterns for pants (2022) Pattern making is taught on a scale of 1:4, to conserve paper. Storage of patterns Fitting a nettle/canvas-fabric on a dress form. In sewing and fashion design, a pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto woven or knitted fabrics before being cut out and assembled.

  8. Ground support equipment - Wikipedia

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    Ground support equipment (GSE) is the support equipment found at an airport, usually on the apron, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment is used to service the aircraft between flights. As the name suggests, ground support equipment is there to support the operations of aircraft whilst on the ground. The role of this equipment ...

  9. Aircraft gross weight - Wikipedia

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    The difference between the maximum taxi/ramp weight and the maximum take-off weight (maximum taxi fuel allowance) depends on the size of the aircraft, the number of engines, APU operation, and engines/APU fuel consumption, and is typically assumed for 10 to 15 minutes allowance of taxi and run-up operations.