Is the future of air travel circular runways?

Stat Brother

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• Mar 16, 2017

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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).

 

Chicken Run

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I did check the date I have to admit but having watched the VT I don't see an issue?

 

Foul Play Rocks

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It does seem like a good idea.

 

beorhthelm

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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.

 

Colonel Angus

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• Mar 16, 2017

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If it is, then we're going to have to move our main international hub airport to Milton Keynes or Swindon.

 

Stat Brother

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Chicken Run said:

I did check the date I have to admit but having watched the VT I don't see an issue?

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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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Audax

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• Mar 16, 2017

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Colonel Angus said:

If it is, then we're going to have to move our main international hub airport to Milton Keynes or Swindon.

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To be fair, that'd be an improvement for Milton Keynes