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
2015-06-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | 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 / 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 |
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