SHELTER HIGHLY ERECTABLE DOME

THIS DOCUMENT PROPOSES TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBLE EXISTENCE OF A SHELTER CAPABLE OF PROVIDING PROTECTION TO PERSONNEL FROM THE ENVIRONMENT DURING MAINTENANCE AND MUNITIONS LOADING OF AIRCRAFT SUCH AS THE A-10 ON THE FLIGHTLINE. THE SHELTER MUST BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND BOTH TROPIC AND ARCTIC ENVIRONMENTS AND BE LIGHTWEIGHT, AIR-MOBILE AND EASILY ERECTED. IF NO SUCH SHELTER EXISTS, THIS EFFORT WILL PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF A SHELTER, USING DATA FROM THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED, WHICH FULFILLS THE AIR FORCE'S REQUIREMENTS. A MARKET SEARCH IN THE FORM OF LETTERS, TELEPHONE CALLS AND VISITS TO FACILITIES SHALL FORM THE BASIS OF THE INVESTIGATION TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBLE EXISTANCE OF SHELTERS AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF COMMERCIALLY OR THAT ARE CURRENTLY USED BY THE MILITARY. A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY UTILIZING A DATA BASE WILL SORT OUT THE NUMEROUS COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY SHELTER WHICH HAVE BEEN PROPOSED, DESIGNED, ACCEPTED AND READILY VAILABLE OR ARE IN ONE OF THESE STAGES. THE RESEARCH WILL INCLUDE INVESTIGATION OF SHELTERS THAT WITH MINOR ALTERATION OR REDESIGN, WILL MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED BY THE AIR FORCE. ALSO INVESTIGATED WILL BE SHELTERS WHOSE CONFIGURATION MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A PRELIMINARY DESIGN SHOULD NO SHELTER BE FOUND READILY AVAILABLE. IN THIS CASE, TECHNOLOGIES OF EXISTING SHELTERS SHALL BE COMBINED INTO ONE UNIQUE CONFIGURATION FITTING THE DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES ESTABLISHED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND BY THE AIR FORCE.