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Is the future of air travel circular runways?



Stat Brother

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 11, 2003
73,365
West west west Sussex
On the face of it this appears to be one of those brilliantly simple ideas.

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


Other than the Lufthansa planes not indicating, what's the problem?
(As clearly NSC is considerably more qualified in this area, than some clog wearing pot smoking johnny-foreigner).
 






beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
35,264
immediatly obvious flaw is two conflicting requiements/advantages, dealing with crosswind landing and handling 3 plans at a time. if you have the planes landing into the wind, your limited to 1 plane at a time. second flaw, the idea that landing from any angle and spreading the noise around the nieghbours is a positive, in reality that means upsetting more people.
 






Stat Brother

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 11, 2003
73,365
West west west Sussex
I did check the date I have to admit but having watched the VT I don't see an issue?

Oh wow that thought hadn't even occurred to me, and now I'm a little disappointed.

I'd have enjoyed getting suckered in by a proper April fool, just like to good old days, instead of tolerating the lame efforts we now have to endure.
 
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