LONNIE WARD HOWARD
Pilots at Fm 54, Abernathy, TX
License number
Texas A2310563
Issued Date
Nov 2016
Expiration Date
Nov 2018
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
380 Fm 54, Abernathy, TX 79311
Professional information
Ultra-Light, Re-Usable, Extended-Height Meteorological Tower Apparatus And Method
US Patent:
2011001, Jan 27, 2011
Filed:
Jul 22, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/842019
Inventors:
Lonnie Howard - Abernathy TX, US
Glenn Van Slyke - Lubbock TX, US
Glenn Van Slyke - Lubbock TX, US
International Classification:
E04H 12/20, E04H 12/00
US Classification:
52146, 5274518
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for erecting a lightweight, tall (60 to 80 meters or more) tower that may be temporary and re-usable as a mount for meteorological instruments is described including guys balancing lateral and transverse forces while maintaining the tower in tension. Forces on all guy lines maintain the tower stable from a substantially horizontal assembly position to a vertical operational position. A system of gin poles and pivots help maintain registration and alignment while pulling the assembled tower erect.