Meteorological Towers and Mast
Precision meteorological measurements near to the runway plays a significant part in the smooth conduction of operations at airports and thus are considered very sincerely at SGS Frangible with various offerings like Airport Meteorological Instrument, Visibility Sensor Poles and Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS).
Meteorological Instrument Installation viz. Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS), Cloud Camera, and Visibility Sensor Pole etc. is backed up with frangible towers and poles. In addition to this, universal mounting accessories which are compatible with majority of the Meteorological sensors available across the world are manufactured at SGS Frangible. Towers and poles are customized as per the requirements like optional ICAO compliant LED Aviation Warning Light and Lighting Rod Kit.
Features
- Customizable as per requirements
- Corrosion Free Stainless Steel mountings
- UV-resistant PU paint with 3 year warranty
- Assurance for durability, safety, and reliability
- Guarded from any Electro-Magnetic Interference
- Availability of all standard instrument mountings
- 5 years Manufacturing Defect Warranty on complete tower
- Successfully passed Full Impact Crash Testing by Third Party
- Ease of Visibility due to Dual Colour Aviation Red and Traffic White
- 6m/10m Standard Design with Fixed Centre Hinge in 10m for easy maintenance
Compliance
SGS Frangible’s Approach Light Mast and Poles adheres to all international standards & safety guidelines and are in compliance with
- Wind Load Deflection test
- Temperature Resistance test
- Tensile Strength test : ASTM D638
- Flammability test IS : 6746 - 1994
- Flexural Strength test : ASTM D790
- Di-Electric Strength test: ASTM D 149:2009.
- Flame Spread & Smoke develop Index ASTM E84
- UV Resistance test ASTM G 154 : 2016/IS-14887
- Salt Spray test as per MIL-STD- 810F & ISO 9227: 2017
- Full impact crash test by 3rd party as per the ICAO guidelines Aerodrome Design Manual Part-6, Chapter 5 and US Department of Transportation, FAA Advisory Circular No 150/5345-45 C.