Lift and Tie-Down Facility

  • Utilized to test the lifting and tie-down provision capacity of military vehicles in accordance with MIL-STD’s 209 and 913
  • Various devices are provided to impact test loads in vertical, longitudinal, and lateral directions:

- 55-ton overhead chain hoist
- Remotely controlled 60-ton hydraulic load application system
- Airbag inflation system
- Mobile cranes of varying capacities up to 250 tons

  • On site ballistic proof test control room provides:

    - Protection for test personnel, test sponsor and manufacturer representatives
    - ADvanced Onboard Computer System (ADOCS)
    - Video camera/VCRs for real-time monitoring and recording of test load applications

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Warfighter Directorate, 410-278-4277, email atcwd@atc.army.mil

Facilities/Capabilities Guide