Simulation chamber
In aviation, a simulation chamber is a tubular, extremely stable construction into which air freight can be introduced before being loaded onto an aircraft . The simulation chamber then simulates the environmental conditions of a flight. These include B. lowering the air pressure , the sound and radio simulation, as they usually take place when an aircraft is taking off, etc. The aim is to detect any bomb detonators or to ignite them in a controlled manner. Their use is regulated for the countries of the European Union in EU regulation 272/2009 Appendix A.
The simulation chamber was already technically obsolete, but is now on the advance again thanks to new technical developments. Modern simulation chambers have a GSM simulation for navigation devices and can detect hidden cell phones as well as gases, radioactivity and bio-warfare agents. This makes them suitable as an alternative test method for freight shipments that are difficult to check using x-rays or other techniques. Simulation chambers are located at various airports such as B. in Hanover, Munich, Luxembourg, Zurich and Kuala Lumpur. According to the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, under certain conditions there is an obligation to keep such simulation chambers available at airports, but these were partially (e.g. in Cologne / Bonn) after the transfer of responsibility for the security of air freight from the Federal Police to the air freight companies at the individual locations partly superfluous and out of order.
Individual evidence
- ↑ EU VO 272/2009. Official Journal of the European Union, April 3, 2009, accessed April 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Ulrich Clauß: Cologne Airport closes bomb detection system. Welt online, November 18, 2010, accessed April 1, 2019 .