The Endless Runway
03-21-2017, 05:20 PM
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The Endless Runway
This looks fun:
the Endless Runway
Maybe Fred moved the car rental companies so he could build this.
the Endless Runway
Maybe Fred moved the car rental companies so he could build this.
03-22-2017, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Speedy
This looks fun:
the Endless Runway
Maybe Fred moved the car rental companies so he could build this.
the Endless Runway
Maybe Fred moved the car rental companies so he could build this.
03-22-2017, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by badflaps
I think the Luftwaffe had big circles in the 30's.
Circular runway: Idiotic idea, promulgated by realtors who see a way to move houses ever closer to an airport.
Tell me again how you do an ILS or Cat III autoland to such a runway? Or if the wind is 30 knots, how do you calculate landing/takeoff performance (or crosswind limits) if the wind goes from head to cross to tail in one maneuver?
Yeah. Ridiculous.
03-22-2017, 08:28 PM
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Just mount your treadmill on an old railroad turntable, aim it into the wind, and Whoosh! 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-DVRwHqADhs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-DVRwHqADhs
03-23-2017, 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by UAL T38 Phlyer
^^^Maybe....so you could always takeoff and land into the wind....but not to takeoff in a constant turn.
Circular runway: Idiotic idea, promulgated by realtors who see a way to move houses ever closer to an airport.
Tell me again how you do an ILS or Cat III autoland to such a runway? Or if the wind is 30 knots, how do you calculate landing/takeoff performance (or crosswind limits) if the wind goes from head to cross to tail in one maneuver?
Yeah. Ridiculous.
Circular runway: Idiotic idea, promulgated by realtors who see a way to move houses ever closer to an airport.
Tell me again how you do an ILS or Cat III autoland to such a runway? Or if the wind is 30 knots, how do you calculate landing/takeoff performance (or crosswind limits) if the wind goes from head to cross to tail in one maneuver?
Yeah. Ridiculous.
Last edited by badflaps; 03-23-2017 at 04:57 AM. Reason: spelling
03-23-2017, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Would need to be seriously banked to prevent centripetal force from throwing you off of a wet or contaminated runway.
03-23-2017, 08:45 AM
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Now, different 'endless runway:' F-105s in Vietnam were flying with huge external loads in a tropical environment. Liftoff speeds were in the 180+ kt range, I've been told.
The Thud drivers used to quip: "If they ever make a runway that goes all the way around the world, Republic Aircraft will make an airplane that can't take off from it."
The Thud drivers used to quip: "If they ever make a runway that goes all the way around the world, Republic Aircraft will make an airplane that can't take off from it."
03-23-2017, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by UAL T38 Phlyer
Now, different 'endless runway:' F-105s in Vietnam were flying with huge external loads in a tropical environment. Liftoff speeds were in the 180+ kt range, I've been told.
The Thud drivers used to quip: "If they ever make a runway that goes all the way around the world, Republic Aircraft will make an airplane that can't take off from it."
The Thud drivers used to quip: "If they ever make a runway that goes all the way around the world, Republic Aircraft will make an airplane that can't take off from it."
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