Abstract: A portable shelter for an aircraft having an exterior contoured form includes a flexible enclosure configured to substantially enclose the aircraft within an interior of the flexible enclosure; an air maintenance unit in fluid communication with the interior of the flexible enclosure; wherein the air maintenance unit further comprises a blower and a temperature control unit in fluid communication with the blower; and wherein the air maintenance unit is configured to provide conditioned air to the interior of the flexible enclosure. An associated method for sheltering an aircraft is also disclosed.

Abstract: An anchor for vertical uprights includes a spring, the spring having a mounting spike integrally formed therewith for insertion into a soft, outdoor surface, and the spring allowing the post to fold over upon impact; and at least one laterally extending flange connected to the mounting spike at a point beneath the spring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for synthesis of polymer compositions, wherein ethylenically unsaturated monomers are polymerized by means of initiators containing a transferable atom or group of atoms and of one or more catalysts comprising at least one transition metal in the presence of ligands which can form a coordination compound with the metal catalyst or catalysts, the process being characterized in that the polymerization takes place by means of continuous process operation.