MIL-HDBK-1021/1
TABLE 16
Aircraft Arming and De-arming Pad Design Criteria
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Item
Criteria
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Load-bearing
See DM-21.03, Flexible Pavement Design for
capacity
Airfields, MIL-HDBK-1021/2/4.
Surfacing
Type: Portland cement concrete.
Smoothness: Maximum irregularity 1/8 inch in
10 feet in any direction.
Grades: Slope to drain away from runway.
Maximum: 1.5%.
Minimum: 0.5%.
Blast pavement
Required on side normally subjected to jet
blast. Remaining sides of pad to have
50-foot shoulder conforming to taxiway
shoulder criteria.
Access road
Width: 20 feet.
Type: All-weather. See ARMY TM-5-822-2/AFM
88-7, CHAP 5, General Provisions and
Geometric Design for Roads, Streets, Walks,
and Open Storage Areas.
Location: Conform to highway clearance
requirements where road crosses runway
approach zone.
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