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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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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^^^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.
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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^^^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.
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03-23-2017 | 08:11 AM
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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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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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