When an aircraft has overshot the runway or is being retrieved from off runway storage, specialised equipment is needed in order for it to be recovered. UK Company AMS Systems Engineering Ltd is a design and engineering company manufacturing such equipment.

With over fifty years of experience in design, AMS have established themselves as the market leaders in aircraft recovery systems and AMS client portfolio includes most major airlines and military organisations.

In short, AMS use a clever airbag system to raise the aircraft off the ground and place a temporary roadway underneath before towing the aircraft away. They have recently acquired a stock of GroundShield™ to use as roadway.

AMS clients have been impressed with the GroundShield™ system, in particularly the quick and easy installation method and easy handling that affords greater versatility.

The pictures opposite show GroundShield™ in use underneath an 80 tonne C141 Starlifter Transport aircraft.

Visit www.aircraft-recovery.co.uk