Reboundable retroreflective runway approach panels

An aircraft approach and landing system using passive retroreflective panels strategically placed along both sides of a landing strip or runway comprising pairs of color-coded orange panel markers indicating the touchdown zone and singly, the remainder of the landing strip to a left/right reflected...

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1. Verfasser: SCHIEFERSTEIN WESLEY E
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Zusammenfassung:An aircraft approach and landing system using passive retroreflective panels strategically placed along both sides of a landing strip or runway comprising pairs of color-coded orange panel markers indicating the touchdown zone and singly, the remainder of the landing strip to a left/right reflected beam envelope within which an aircraft may be centered in order to maintain a desired landing vector. The retroreflective sheeting includes a highly visible fluorescent component to render suitable and effective utility in daytime operation and for nighttime use, wherein dual sided panels along both sides of a landing strip, symmetrical from beginning to end, allows for an aircraft landing strip that will accommodate an aircraft to approach and land from either direction; single sided panels accommodates the aircraft unidirectionally.