Beacon system for aerodrome with airship
OwnerJacques Calvayracinventor
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Abstract
A platform for receiving an airship includes a mooring mast, with a light, and a light beacon arrangement of circular configuration defining a secured zone centered on the mooring mast and including: a first zone, referred to as a take-off zone, of circular configuration, delimited by a plurality of guide lights, arranged on a circle centered on the mooring mast, and of predetermined radius; a second zone, referred to as a safety zone, of annular configuration, centered on the mooring mast, delimited by the plurality of guide lights and a plurality of perimeter lights arranged on a circle centered on the mooring mast, the ring having a predetermined radial distance.
Claims6
A platform for receiving an airship, comprising:
- a mooring mast with a light source;
- and
- a light beacon arrangement of circular configuration defining a secured zone centered on the mooring mast, the secured zone comprising:
- a. a first take-off zone of circular configuration delimited by a first plurality of guide lights, arranged on a first circle centered on the mooring mast, the first circle having a predetermined radius;
- and
- b. a second safety zone of annular configuration centered on the mooring mast and delimited by the guide lights and a second plurality of perimeter lights arranged on a second circle centered on the mooring mast, the second circle having a predetermined radial distance from the mooring mast.
A method for guiding an airship, comprising:
- providing a platform for receiving the airship, the platform including:
- a mooring mast with a light source;
- and
- a light beacon arrangement of circular configuration defining a secured zone centered on the mooring mast, the secured zone having:
- a. a first take-off zone of circular configuration delimited by a first plurality of guide lights arranged on a first circle centered on the mooring mast, the first circle having a predetermined radius;
- and
- b. a second safety zone of annular configuration centered on the mooring mast and delimited by the guide lights and a second plurality of perimeter lights arranged on a second circle centered on the mooring mast, the second circle having a predetermined radial distance from the mooring mast;
- and
- controlling the guide lights and the perimeter lights to guide the airship.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.