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.

Disaster prevention test held on Megafloat platform

Disaster prevention test held on Megafloat platform

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Accompanied by rescue workers, a mock victim of a natural disaster arrives on a stretcher at ''Megafloat,'' a giant 1,000-meter-long steel platform in waters off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, as part of nationwide disaster prevention activities Sept. 1. Megafloat will be used in the construction of an experimental floating airport.

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.

Giant steel platform for floating airport appears off Yokosuka

Giant steel platform for floating airport appears off Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A giant 1,000-meter-long steel platform to be used in the construction of an experimental floating airport appears off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in Tokyo Bay on Aug. 4. A sheet, the last unit of six, arrived earlier in the day to be attached to the main platform.

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.

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.

Disaster prevention test held on Megafloat platform

Disaster prevention test held on Megafloat platform

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Accompanied by rescue workers, a mock victim of a natural disaster arrives on a stretcher at ''Megafloat,'' a giant 1,000-meter-long steel platform in waters off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, as part of nationwide disaster prevention activities Sept. 1. Megafloat will be used in the construction of an experimental floating airport.

Giant steel platform for floating airport appears off Yokosuka

Giant steel platform for floating airport appears off Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A giant 1,000-meter-long steel platform to be used in the construction of an experimental floating airport appears off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in Tokyo Bay on Aug. 4. A sheet, the last unit of six, arrived earlier in the day to be attached to the main platform.