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Arnsberg/Menden Aerodrome

Safety in flight OBO TBS systems offer protection against lightning strikes and overvoltages

Where were OBO products installed?

Location: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Arnsberg / Menden
Customer: Arnsberg/Menden Aerodrome
Length of construction: 40,000 euros
Installed OBO product units: Transient and lightning protection systems

Project description

FAM, the aerodrome in Arnsberg/Menden, was constructed in 1970 and has been expanded continuously in several stages. During comprehensive refurbishment between 2009 and 2011, the lightning protection system has been brought right up to date. In addition, the tower building and the hotel building with its metal facade were comprehensively modernised.

During the refurbishment work, the modernisation of the lightning protection system was of major importance. Since construction, the aerodrome has been damaged several times by surge voltages, caused by both nearby and distant lightning strikes. The lightning protection system was tested at the beginning of 2009 when the refurbishment work began and, from May of the same year, modernised for 40,000 euros.

General building information

The OBO isCon system was used to erect an insulated external lightning protection system. In addition, surge protection devices of types 1, 2 and 3 were installed for the entire aerodrome, to provide effective protection against future damage through surge voltages.

What type of challenges occurred during construction?

During the construction work, the structure of the cables, routed over the course of four decades in various expansion stages and construction sections, was a particular challenge. Due to the unclear routing structure, a targeted search for the required cables was very hard work. To meet this challenge, OBO employees supported the electrical installation engineers on-site in their search for cables. The good cooperation between the installation engineers and OBO employees was a key factor in the rapid success of the project.