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Tests begin at 'mega-float' facility in Tokyo Bay

Tests begin at 'mega-float' facility in Tokyo Bay

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A light plane takes off from a floating airport built in Tokyo Bay in a series of takeoff and landing tests that began July 5. The 1,000-meter-long ''mega-float'' facility has been developed by a group of four Japanese steelmakers and 13 shipbuilders.

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Giant platform for floating airport shown off Yokosuka

Giant platform for floating airport shown off Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A 1,000-meter-long steel platform to be used in the construction of an experimental floating runway is shown to the press and local government officials off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 10. The platform, called ''megafloat,'' is being developed mainly by the Transport Ministry.

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