Originally Posted by lougord99
I am no expert, so if I am wrong please tell me so. It is my understanding that this technology will not work in the 100 feet that MDW has. I am not sure what the minimum distance that this technology needs to stop a 737 at 50mph, but I believe that it is more than 100 feet. ( the longest safety zone of the 8 runways is 127ft and I beleive that the shortest is in the range of 75ft.)
Louis
If you look at the brochure I believe it does work for shorter (saw a 70' one somewhere). And even if it didnt 100% stop that plane it would have still had a huge effect and could have changed the outcome). If you take a look at the photos in the brochure even the larger planes arent using up the entire length of the EMAS to stop. This material works. It should be required at every airport without a long safety zone (or those like BGM where there is a precipitious drop)