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US 2020/0031496 A1Published application
Runway arrangement for simultaneous landing and take off
AssigneeRunway Innovations Limited
InventorsWilliam Dennis Lowe, Peter Lonergan, Steven Dennis John Costello, Richard Mark Bostock
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Abstract
An airport runway arrangement for commercial aircraft comprises a first runway section, a second runway section extending substantially in prolongation of the first runway section and an intermediate section between the first and second runway sections.
Claims22
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An airport runway arrangement for commercial aircraft, comprising:
- a first runway section;
- a second runway section extending substantially in prolongation of the first runway section;
- a first marked threshold provided on the first runway section, the first marked threshold being for use during a first mode of operation;
- and
- a second marked threshold provided on the second runway section, the second marked threshold being spaced from the first marked threshold and being for use during a second mode of operation,
- wherein the first marked threshold and the second marked threshold have the same direction of operation.
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A method of operating an airport runway arrangement for commercial aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first runway section;
- providing a second runway section extending substantially in prolongation of the first runway section;
- providing a first marked threshold provided on the first runway section, the first marked threshold being for use during a first mode of operation;
- and
- providing a second marked threshold on the second runway section, the second marked threshold being spaced from the first marked threshold and being for use during a second mode of operation,
- wherein the first marked threshold and the second marked threshold have the same direction of operation.
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An airport runway arrangement for commercial aircraft, comprising:
- a first runway section;
- a second runway section extending substantially in prolongation of the first runway section, the second runway section having the same direction of operation as that of the first runway section;
- and
- an intermediate section between the first and second runway sections,
- wherein the intermediate section is marked as an intermediate safety area, said marking indicating that the intermediate section is not to be used by aircraft under normal operation;
- thereby simultaneously allowing a landing aircraft to land on one of said first and second runway sections, and a departing aircraft to take off from the other of said first and second runway sections, whilst not using the intermediate section;
- said landing and departing being independent of one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.