Airport designed by Australian Dept of Civil Aviation for major Australian air terminals; effect of underground passenger facilities is obtained by building them under elevated apron section where aircraft assembles; passengers enter lounge at road level, and take elevator to aircraft standing on apron overhead; subways lead to elevators serving more distant aircraft positions; passengers not exposed to weather or noise and blast of jet engines; refueling. (See also - v 194 n 3 Sept 1953 p 23, 38)


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    Title :

    Australia engineers plan jet aircraft airport sending users underground


    Additional title:

    Architect Engr


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Architect and Engineer ; 195 , n 1 ; p 8 + 24-26


    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :





    Putting airport utilities underground

    Trammell, E.R. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1949


    Putting airport utilities underground

    Trammell, E.R. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1948