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US 5,288,163 AGranted
Airport pavement marking system for surface movement guidance
OwnerWilliam D. Munsoninventor
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Abstract
A surface movement guidance system for airport traffic of a continuous elongated row of one or more indicia extending lengthwise along a route on the airport surface to be traversed by the traffic, which indicia convey information about position on the airport surface.
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A method for identifying airport taxiways and taxiway intersections, which method comprises the steps of:
- marking a first taxiway with a continuous elongated row of first indicia identifying said first taxiway;
- marking said first taxiway with a continuous elongated row of second indicia identifying an intersection with a runway or second taxiway beginning at least 100 feet in advance of said intersection, wherein the spacing between said second indicia decreases with proximity to said intersection;
- marking said intersection along the route to be traversed between said first taxiway and said runway of second taxiway with said row of second indicia;
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- marking said runway or second taxiway with said row of second indicia after said intersection, wherein said spacing between said second indicia increases with proximity to said intersection and said row of second indicia extends substantially along the centerline of said runway or second taxiway.
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A method for identifying airport taxiways and taxiway intersections, which method comprises the steps of:
- marking a first taxiway with a continuous elongated row of first indicia identifying said first taxiway;
- marking said first taxiway with a continuous elongated row of second indicia identifying an intersection with a runway or second taxiway beginning at least 100 feet in advance of said intersection, wherein the spacing between said second indicia increases with proximity to said intersection;
- marking said intersection along the route to be traversed between said first taxiway and said runway or second taxiway with said row of second indicia;
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- marking said runway or second taxiway after said intersection with said row of second indicia, wherein said spacing between said second indicia decreases in proximity to said intersection and said second indicia extends substantially the entire length of said runway or second taxiway.
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