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General Aviation Discussion => General Aviation Discussion => Topic started by: casper on March 20, 2017, 09:35:40 AM

Title: Circular Runways
Post by: casper on March 20, 2017, 09:35:40 AM

Certainly a different approach, if you pardon the pun ;)


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39284294

Title: Re: Circular Runways
Post by: Angry Turnip on March 20, 2017, 08:58:21 PM

I read this a few days ago-weird and I doubt it could work safely.
A banked runway could easily cause wingtip/and or engine strikes,and also as the aircraft turns the circle,a headwind would become a cross wind.

Is this an early April fool joke perhaps? :-\

Title: Re: Circular Runways
Post by: theflyingcello on March 20, 2017, 09:14:12 PM

What about perfecting the idea...make the runway a circular conveyor belt!

Title: Re: Circular Runways
Post by: jasT1981 on March 20, 2017, 09:18:32 PM

Quote from: Angry Turnip on March 20, 2017, 08:58:21 PM

I read this a few days ago-weird and I doubt it could work safely.
A banked runway could easily cause wingtip/and or engine strikes,and also as the aircraft turns the circle,a headwind would become a cross wind.

Is this an early April fool joke perhaps? :-\

That was my first thought, angle of landing on a bank would cause issues. Weird idea that will never 'take off'