Patent abstracts

In UK patent 2264469 ERC Co. Ltd describe a dirigible mooring tower. It comprises a base structure and a tower structure. The base structure includes an apparatus for supplying helium into a dirigible moored by the mooring tower, an apparatus for supplying fuel into engines of the dirigible, a bus terminal and an inspection/repair room. A boarding unit is connected to the lower portion of the tower proper for pivotal motion about the tower. The boarding unit has a passenger‐loading bridge. Above the boarding unit is located a mooring unit capable of attracting the bow of a dirigible. The mooring unit is also rotatable about the tower. A waiting hall is located above the mooring unit. Illuminators are connected to the bottom of the waiting hall. A control room is located above the waiting hall. A dome housing an airport surveillance radar and a weather radar is located on the control room.