AIMS -- Aircraft Inflatable Maintenance Shelter
Air-Transportable, Rapid-Deployment
Military Shelter System
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AIMS is the first large-scale
prototype shelter to demonstrate advanced airbeam technology. The benefits
of airbeams in this application include light weight and rapid setup.
AIMS is large enough for maintenance operations on one CH-47 helicopter
or multiple smaller helicopters. For the USAF, the shelter is large enough
for two F-22’s, two F-15’s, four F-16’s or JSF aircraft.
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Overall Height:
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35 ft. 2 in.
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Number of airbeams:
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9
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Clear interior height:
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31 ft. 6 in.
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Airbeam diameter:
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30 in.
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Overall length:
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170 ft. 6 in.
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Airbeam working pressure:
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80 psi.
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Clear interior length:
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105 ft. 9 in.
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Design wind speed:
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90 mph, gust 110 mph
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Overall width:
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82 ft. 11 in.
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Design snow load:
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20 lbs./sq. ft.
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Clear interior width:
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77 ft. 11 in.
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Fabric:
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Vinyl Coated Polyester
Flame resistant
Black-out
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Clear floor area:
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9,365 sq. ft.
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Weight:
Shelter Deployed
Tools And Accessories
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17,000 lbs.
1,500 lbs.
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Aircraft door opening:
Height:
Width:
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20 ft. 0 in. at center
62 ft. 11 in.
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Transport Packaging:
ISO containers house the shelter, compressor,
and anchoring tools. Additional volume is available for
environmental control units, etc.
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Aims shelter after light New England snowfall
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The AIMS series
shelters were developed in partnership with the US Army,
Soldier Systems Center, Natick, MA.
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