PRELIMINARY PLANNING FM 5-430-00-2/AFJPAM 32-8013, Vol II CHAPTER Successful construction of an airfield or heliport requires careful planning accomplished as early as possible. Planning includes– Mission assignment. Collection of planning data. Designation of controlling aircraft categories. Establishment of airfield or heliport construction standards. Estimation of the required construction effort. MISSION ASSIGNMENT Before actual airfield or heliport planning can begin, a thorough analysis of the proposed mission is necessary. The planner must know what the primary mission will be and what organizations and types of aircraft will be assigned (fighter, fighter-bomber, reconnaissance, tactical airlift, strategic airlift, or a combination of these).
DesignationFM 5-430-00-2
EditionSep 1994
StatusSuperseded
Pages539
FunctionEngineering
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)