The present invention includes a safety system for airports and airfields (30). The present invention includes a method for installing an aesthetically pleasing artificial turf (32) that repels birds and other animals and a sub-surface that supports the weight of an aircraft, enhances water drainage and enables the accessibility of airport vehicles to all parts of a runway or taxiway (34). The sub-surface is also adaptable to be an arresting bed that slows the motion of a runway airplane. The present invention further, includes a repelling artificial turf, which includes synthetic fibers (172) as well as stiff fibers or fibers otherwise uncomfortable for an animal or bird. Still further, the present invention includes a multi-pigmented artificial turf adaptable to define a plurality of different shapes and patterns. The multi-colored turf can define numbers, letters and airport symbols.
Airports and airfields with artificial turf system
Flughäfen und Flugplätze mit Kunstrasensystem
Aéroports et aérodromes avec gazon synthétique
17.06.2015
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | A01M Tierfang, Tierfallen oder Abschreckvorrichtungen für Tiere , CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS / E01C Bau von Straßen, Sportplätzen oder dgl., Decken dafür , CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen |
Design and planning of airfields and airports
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