ATLAS-I

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A B-52 on the construction

ATLAS-I was a system for performing EMP tests on aircraft. To this day it is the largest metal-free wooden structure in the world in relation to the volume spanned. The approx. 180 m long, 65 m wide and up to 40 m high ATLAS-1 was built between 1972 and 1980 near Albuquerque in New Mexico . The electromagnetic impulse for the tests was generated with the help of a Marx generator with an instantaneous power of 200 GW. In order to influence the electromagnetic wave as little as possible, the entire construction was made of wood without metal.

The practical use of ATLAS-I ended in 1991, as computer simulations made it superfluous, and its maintenance was discontinued. Nevertheless, due to the dry and hot climate in the region, it was preserved as of 2018.

Web links

Commons : Trestle (Kirtland Air Force Base)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Charles Reuben: The Atlas-I Trestle at Kirtland Air Force Base. The University of New Mexico (UNM), accessed May 10, 2014 . 

Coordinates: 35 ° 1 ′ 48 "  N , 106 ° 33 ′ 28"  W.