TESTING IN A PRESS THE FRANGIBLE SIGNAL LIGHT HOLDER FOR AIRPORTS

Abstract

By ”beaconing”, we understand the totality of optical, acoustical or radio apparatuses which permanently indicate the limits of an airfield, the landing place, the points where certain maneuverings must be made, dangerous obstacles and places etc. The signal light is an optical sign for marking the margins of an airfield or of the landing runways. In the area of an airport, any body with lights that is situated above the level of the runway must have a breaking section that would give in the case of a collision with a plane or any other vehicle. This breaking section of the holder is ensured by a frangible coupling, which is a replaceable part of the holder. In this paper, we present the checking of an aluminum frangible coupling. The frangible coupling was made by the firm ElectroMax Petroșani and was tested in the Laboratory for the Streng of materials from the University of Petroșani.

Keywords

• signal light
• airport
• testing
• frangible holder
• testing