With the low altitude economy being included in the national strategic emerging industry, the application of helicopters in emergency rescue, medical transportation, air sightseeing and other fields is becoming increasingly widespread. As the core infrastructure to ensure their safe operation, the demand for aprons has also surged.

In sudden disaster rescue, the apron is the key to building an "air lifeline", which can allow rescue supplies and medical forces to quickly arrive at the scene and save valuable time for life rescue. However, traditional aprons often face problems such as slow deployment, insufficient load-bearing capacity, and vibration disturbance, making it difficult to adapt to the high-quality development needs of low altitude economy. New materials and technologies are urgently needed to bring breakthroughs.

The emergence of fast track parking aprons has solved this dilemma, and its core competitiveness lies in the self-developed ACF artificial cartilage biomimetic energy absorbing metamaterial. This material is based on human cartilage as a biomimetic prototype and is designed with a molecular level shock-absorbing layer to achieve 3-5 times the energy absorption efficiency of traditional materials. It not only significantly extends the service life of the apron, reduces resonance caused by takeoff and landing, and lowers maintenance costs, but also fundamentally improves the safety factor of helicopter takeoff and landing, building a strong safety barrier for low altitude traffic.

The fast track apron system jointly launched by ACF materials and Shengxiang Airlines integrates material advantages and engineering design, with strong load-bearing, shock absorption, wind resistance, sun resistance, water removal and other capabilities. It breaks through fixed areas such as urban roofs and open surfaces, and can be quickly deployed on most surfaces such as grasslands, asphalt, soil, gravel, sand, and ordinary roads to adapt to complex and changing takeoff and landing needs.
The ACF soft valley fast laying energy absorbing apron system has seven core advantages:

Firstly, the biomimetic energy absorption and cushioning performance is excellent. The material achieves an energy absorption efficiency of over 90% through micro nano level three-dimensional structures, effectively buffering the huge impact force during helicopter takeoff and landing, and protecting the safety of the fuselage and site structure. At the same time, this special structure can also isolate and reduce floor resonance, avoid affecting the interior of the building, and reduce the noise generated by the rotor by 10-50 decibels, solving the problem of noise disturbance on urban parking aprons.

Secondly, it has outstanding load-bearing capacity and adaptability. The system has super strong energy absorption and load-bearing capacity under static conditions, and can maintain stable support even under dynamic loads during helicopter takeoff and landing. The modular design allows it to flexibly adapt to mainstream helicopter models such as AW139 and H125, and can also customize dimensions according to requirements. Compared to traditional aluminum materials, its weight is reduced by 40%, making it particularly suitable for scenarios with limited load-bearing capacity such as high-rise building roofs and floating platforms.

Thirdly, the wind resistance level can reach up to level 12. Through the structural design of extreme wind load testing, combined with the synergistic effect of windproof irregular buckle strips and ground anchoring systems, the apron module can be firmly fixed, even in extreme weather conditions such as typhoons, ensuring the safety of helicopter parking and takeoff and landing, breaking the limitations of low altitude operations in harsh weather.

Fourthly, it is resistant to high and low temperatures and suitable for all climates. The temperature resistance range of the material covers -40 ℃ to 90 ℃, and it can be deployed on most surfaces such as cement, asphalt, steel plates, etc. without complex ground preparation. After undergoing high and low temperature cycling tests, its performance has not deteriorated at all. It can operate stably in both icy and snowy cold regions, as well as in the scorching heat and high temperatures of the tropics. It is suitable for multi climate regions around the world and has a fatigue life of up to 100000 takeoff and landing cycles.

Fifthly, the operation is simple and does not require professional equipment. Prefabricated splicing design frees installation from reliance on large lifting equipment. Lightweight modules support manual handling and quick splicing, and deployment can be completed within 48 hours, reducing construction time by 50%. Daily maintenance is equally convenient, the surface is easy to clean, inspection does not require disassembly, maintenance costs are reduced by more than 50%, and operational efficiency is greatly improved.

Sixth, green environmental protection is in line with sustainable development. There are no VOC emissions during the production and use of materials, which comply with the EU RoHS environmental certification. This not only reduces resource waste but also avoids environmental pollution, perfectly fitting the global green development policy orientation.

Seventh, the economic benefits are significant. From the perspective of full lifecycle cost, the system can reduce expenses by 35%, thanks to its reduced maintenance frequency and avoidance of flight delay losses caused by apron damage. At the same time, the reduction of rotor vibration by the buffer layer can reduce helicopter fuel consumption by about 5%, and shorten the comprehensive response time of 5-8 minutes, highlighting the time value in emergency rescue and indirectly creating huge social and economic benefits.

From the booming development of low altitude economy to the urgent need for emergency rescue, the safety and efficiency of the apron have always been the core demands. The ACF fast track apron system is based on innovative materials and uses seven advantages to build a safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly takeoff and landing support system. It not only solves many pain points of traditional aprons, but also provides feasible solutions for upgrading low altitude transportation infrastructure. While safeguarding every safe takeoff and landing, it will also inject stronger impetus into the high-quality development of the low altitude economy.