Which statement is true about the BAK-15 emergency barrier?

Which statement is true about the BAK-15 emergency barrier?

• A. Installed only in the overrun due to long reset times and high replacement costs
• B. Used as a primary barrier during normal operations
• C. Deployed automatically on takeoff
• D. Used in all barriers irrespective of cost

Answer: (A)

BAK-15 is an emergency barrier designed to stop an aircraft that overruns a runway, so it’s placed in the overrun area rather than along the entire runway. Because it is expensive to reset after deployment and parts must be replaced, its use is limited to that specific zone where overruns pose the greatest risk and where the barrier won’t interfere with normal operations. It isn’t used as a primary barrier during normal operations, it isn’t deployed automatically on takeoff, and it isn’t used across all barriers regardless of cost.

BAK-15 is an emergency barrier designed to stop an aircraft that overruns a runway, so it’s placed in the overrun area rather than along the entire runway. Because it is expensive to reset after deployment and parts must be replaced, its use is limited to that specific zone where overruns pose the greatest risk and where the barrier won’t interfere with normal operations. It isn’t used as a primary barrier during normal operations, it isn’t deployed automatically on takeoff, and it isn’t used across all barriers regardless of cost.