Case Studies - Aviation

Our involvement

If the railway terminus was the cathedral of the Victorian age, the air terminal is our modern equivalent. And these days we're increasingly concerned about the impact these large developments have on the environment.

Airports can be centres of environmental disruption as well as major sources of electromagnetic energy.

So British Airways (BA) asked us to work with them, on the designs for their World Cargo Centre at Heathrow. They asked us to analyse and advise on its physical impact on radar, navigation and communication systems.

What we did

We carried out an electromagnetic analysis study that we have developed to support airports and airport planners - and also to evaluate the impact of windfarms on radar system environments.

We used specialist computer modelling, to analyse the airport buildings and look at how they reflected and absorbed radar, radio frequency communications and navigational equipment energy. It's a technique that can model anything during the design process - from the door of an aircraft hangar to a complete airport.

The results and benefits

Our experts advised on how stealth technologies could reduce potentially damaging radar reflections from the enormous warehouse. We also advised the architects on the best shape for the building, to increase its 'stealthy' qualities.

In the same way, we helped with the design of the BT building at Gatwick, providing the supporting evidence needed by National Air Traffic (NAT), Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the planning approval process.

Anything is possible - just ask

This project is a prime example of how we work with the aviation and construction industries, applying our knowledge and facilities of electromagnetic fields for their benefit.

We could do the same for you. Whatever your requirements or problems, we have the ideas, know-how and solutions.