This United 737 sits on runway 10/28 prior to starring in the ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the reopening of the runway. Photo: Ed Jones - OPShots.net
(Cleveland) – An innovative new system aimed at saving lives is now in operation at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held today on Runway 10-28 to inaugurate EMAS, or the Emergency Materials Arresting System.
Airport Director Ricky Smith says, built into the end of the runway is a bed of engineering materials that absorb energy, and when an airliner overshoots the runway it rolls onto an arrestor bed. The tires then sink into the lightweight crushable concrete blocks and bring the plane to soft stop.
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