Gnarly Gnu Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I was thinking a round field, like an ALA but this guy actually means like a big ring. I get the space saving part... " [/url]What if a runway were like a racetrack? That's the basis of an idea called the [/url]Endless Runway by Dutch researcher Henk Hesselink and partners at the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) in the Netherlands, who think circular runways could help the future take flight." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Hmmm, landing with a head wind, that becomes a cross wind and finally a tail wind. Guess you could have head wind again if you don't slow down soon enough. Would soon learn rudder control! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 This has been doing the rounds on Facebook. I suggested it was a great idea, and would allow us to build a bigger outer wing, which would have the added benefit of faster round trips between Melbourne and Sydney, and got a like for it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Just one big long high speed turnoff. No thanks. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdseye Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 When I saw that a week or so ago I thought it was just an early April Fool's joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Just one big long high speed turnoff. No thanks. Nev That's the problem with you three holer jocks; you never learnt to be unidextrous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 That's the problem with you three holer jocks; you never learnt to be unidextrous There's a thread in "What's Up Australia" where that comment would have an entirely different meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 There's a thread in "What's Up Australia" where that comment would have an entirely different meaning. Well you stay over there Marty, this is a legitimate aviation term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Just one big long high speed turnoff. No thanks. Nev The first thing I pictured was a runway 'excursion' off an elevated bank, not exactly a desirable thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 The first thing I pictured was a runway 'excursion' off an elevated bank, not exactly a desirable thing. Depends on your speed... don't the pommy aircraft carriers have a ski jump at the bow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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