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Title: circular runways
Post by: omega2018 on 16 March 2017, 22:46:03
what a great idea :y http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39284294
Title: Re: circular runways
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 17 March 2017, 03:25:10
I don't know what you, or they, have been smoking, but I think someone has switched the prescribed dose  :-X
Title: Re: circular runways
Post by: Rods2 on 17 March 2017, 04:09:41
Speed, centripetal force, high C of G and narrow tyres suggests this will not end well. ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: circular runways
Post by: zirk on 17 March 2017, 07:14:27
Slight floor in that system, is Planes Take Off and Land into wind, so on that basis about 75% of the circular Runway is never going to be used at any one time.  ::)
Title: Re: circular runways
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 17 March 2017, 10:01:56
Makes for a nice test/race track when they find out they screwed up  :y
Title: Re: circular runways
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 17 March 2017, 10:31:52
Variable speed, centripetal force, high C of G and narrow tyres suggests this will not end well. ::) ::) ::)
Fixed. Different aircraft accelerate/decelerate at different rates so you would need a constantly variable radius.

Not to mention that it would take up sooo much more space than a single 2 mile strip... ::)
Title: Re: circular runways
Post by: zirk on 17 March 2017, 10:34:49
Variable speed, centripetal force, high C of G and narrow tyres suggests this will not end well. ::) ::) ::)
Fixed. Different aircraft accelerate/decelerate at different rates so you would need a constantly variable radius.

Not to mention that it would take up sooo much more space than a single 2 mile strip... ::)
Well the M25 is not doing much these days, they can use that if they want.
Title: Re: circular runways
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 17 March 2017, 12:06:03
Nardo should fit the bill. Perfect circle with an 8 mile circumference. :y

Title: Re: circular runways
Post by: plym ian on 17 March 2017, 21:10:09
Wouldn't work. If your like me when undoing a nut i have to picture in my head which way it goes!!!

What will happen when the pilots taking off meet a plane landing towards them. It would be like is that my clockwise or anti clockwise :D :D

Title: Re: circular runways
Post by: New POD on 17 March 2017, 21:24:48
There was me, thinking, "well at least you can't run out of runway" 
Title: Re: circular runways
Post by: zirk on 17 March 2017, 21:36:47
There was me, thinking, "well at least you can't run out of runway"
Well you can if you land in a straight line, which is how most emergency  landinds tend to work.