Main AWACS Operation Base of NATO
The European operation base of the air-borne early warning computer system (AWACS) is designed for Boeing 707 aircraft with radar domes and comprises the following major facilities:
- Runway
- Aprons
- Maintenance hangars
- Washing hangars
- Supply depot
- Control tower
- Fire station
- Computer centre
- Electronic shop
Disciplines
- Buildings & Architecture
- Airports
Companies
Dorsch Engineers
Client
Federal Republic of Germany
Duration
From 1979 to 1983
Location
Teveren, Germany
Project Activities
DORSCH CONSLJLT, as partner in a German consulting group, was responsible for the following tasks:
- Redesign and extension of three aircraft maintenance hangars (120 m length, 20 m high, and 45 m wide)
- Detailed engineering of two new hangars including architectural design, structural analysis, structural design and preparation of tender documents
- Redesign of the complete air base utility system including power, telecommunications, water supply, drainage and fire fighting systems; redesign of runways,internal roads, parking facilities, perimeterfences, etc.
- Construction supervision of all the above installations
