JON RAYMOND BUCK
Pilots at Sykesville Rd, Eldersburg, MD
License number
Maryland A0243637
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
6930 Sykesville Rd, Eldersburg, MD 21784
Professional information
Ship To Platform Transformer
US Patent:
6341573, Jan 29, 2002
Filed:
Mar 9, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/681258
Inventors:
Jon Buck - Sykesville MD 21784
International Classification:
B63B 3550
US Classification:
114261, 114258, 114265
Abstract:
A ship convertible to a floating aircraft runway supported above water level by slender vertical buoyant legs, and capable of remaining stable during inclement weather conditions. The slender buoyant legs lifts the upper hull above the water level by pivoting downwardly from a retracted horizontal configuration to a vertical configuration by shifting ballast. Waterjet propulsion units maintain or change the position of the ship when the legs are in the horizontal or the vertical configuration. The runway has an area sized to launch and land large fixed-wing aircraft in a substantially horizontal direction without a need for a catapult or a landing assist method.