Circular runways
Apr 21, 2017, 8:49 am
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Circular runways
Apologies if this link/story has already been shared:
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39643292
Pretty cool idea, no?
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39643292
Pretty cool idea, no?
Apr 21, 2017, 10:46 am
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I think it's best summed up in one part of his response.
Just about every airport on the planet is built in a certain way. Are you going to now train every pilot in 2 ways of doing something? Only have certain pilots that could land at this one/subset of airports? Rebuild every airport overnight?
The gasoline engine is far from the best solution for driving. Many better solutions have arisen over the decades. But the road/gas station/gas pipelines/regulatory/etc. infrastructure make it much, much more difficult than "let's just start throwing hydrogen fuel cells in every car" and everything is good.
It is a bit far-fetched, I know
The gasoline engine is far from the best solution for driving. Many better solutions have arisen over the decades. But the road/gas station/gas pipelines/regulatory/etc. infrastructure make it much, much more difficult than "let's just start throwing hydrogen fuel cells in every car" and everything is good.
Apr 21, 2017, 7:57 pm
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I think it's best summed up in one part of his response.
Just about every airport on the planet is built in a certain way. Are you going to now train every pilot in 2 ways of doing something? Only have certain pilots that could land at this one/subset of airports? Rebuild every airport overnight?
The gasoline engine is far from the best solution for driving. Many better solutions have arisen over the decades. But the road/gas station/gas pipelines/regulatory/etc. infrastructure make it much, much more difficult than "let's just start throwing hydrogen fuel cells in every car" and everything is good.
Just about every airport on the planet is built in a certain way. Are you going to now train every pilot in 2 ways of doing something? Only have certain pilots that could land at this one/subset of airports? Rebuild every airport overnight?
The gasoline engine is far from the best solution for driving. Many better solutions have arisen over the decades. But the road/gas station/gas pipelines/regulatory/etc. infrastructure make it much, much more difficult than "let's just start throwing hydrogen fuel cells in every car" and everything is good.
Apr 22, 2017, 1:58 am
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The big problem is the wind. As you go around the circle you would have to be constantly adjusting your heading relative to the runway curve to adjust for the wind angle changing and even worse, your ground speed in the air and air speed on the ground would be constantly changing as you move from head wind to cross wind to tail wind etc.
Apr 24, 2017, 9:11 am
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I have an idea: let's take flying, something that is currently ridiculously safe in part thanks to worldwide standards and common procedures, and look for really goofy ways to make it unnecessarily more dangerous! 
Apr 24, 2017, 12:21 pm
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Also the big circle runs into problems if your traffic grows and you need to expand the terminal space...a lot easier to expand terminal/runway/apron space with straight runways rather than the circle.
Apr 24, 2017, 12:53 pm
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I recall reading this somewhere about a month ago, thought it was FT, but for the life of me, can't find a thread about it.
I do appreciate the attempt at innovation. Although this may be doomed to fail as a viable idea, hopefully it does spur some additional feasible innovations.
I do appreciate the attempt at innovation. Although this may be doomed to fail as a viable idea, hopefully it does spur some additional feasible innovations.
Apr 24, 2017, 6:16 pm
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I recall reading this somewhere about a month ago, thought it was FT, but for the life of me, can't find a thread about it.
I do appreciate the attempt at innovation. Although this may be doomed to fail as a viable idea, hopefully it does spur some additional feasible innovations.
I do appreciate the attempt at innovation. Although this may be doomed to fail as a viable idea, hopefully it does spur some additional feasible innovations.
http://crankyflier.com/2017/03/24/3-...ulous-ratings/
Apr 24, 2017, 8:52 pm
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Do you read Crankyflier? He had this as one of his "3 Links I Love" columns:
http://crankyflier.com/2017/03/24/3-...ulous-ratings/
http://crankyflier.com/2017/03/24/3-...ulous-ratings/
Apr 24, 2017, 8:53 pm
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The only advantage of this is that it would probably remove the 739 from the skies. That plane can barely get off the ground and land as it is. Having to bank at the same time (which reduces lift) means having to go even faster, and increasing the chance of a tail strike.
Apr 25, 2017, 12:08 pm
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This type of article reminds me of local sports radio hosts who have to drum up something to talk about for 4 hours....when they set up a straw man argument just to have something to talk about to fill time (or generate website hits in this case)
Host 1: Some people are saying that <local team player who is league average> is the best/worst in the league.
Host 2: Wow, that's crazy, I have been hearing that too...I didn't even believe it
Host 1: I know right, lets knock down the fictional argument that no one is making for the next hour until <local team's> back up Long Snapper will join us to talk the NFL Draft.
Host 1: Some people are saying that <local team player who is league average> is the best/worst in the league.
Host 2: Wow, that's crazy, I have been hearing that too...I didn't even believe it
Host 1: I know right, lets knock down the fictional argument that no one is making for the next hour until <local team's> back up Long Snapper will join us to talk the NFL Draft.
Apr 25, 2017, 12:23 pm
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Do you read Crankyflier? He had this as one of his "3 Links I Love" columns:
http://crankyflier.com/2017/03/24/3-...ulous-ratings/
http://crankyflier.com/2017/03/24/3-...ulous-ratings/
That actually may be the best way for a U.S. airline to increase its goodwill with the public: stop existing at all for a couple years.