Posted on 04/25/2017 2:09:26 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
Last month we published a video arguing the case for circular runways at airports, as part of a series called World Hacks. It took off and went viral.
The video has had more than 36 million views on Facebook and generated heated debate on social media - including within the aviation community. Many people are sceptical about the concept.
So we decided to hand-pick some of the top concerns and put them straight to the man proposing the idea: Dutch engineer Henk Hesselink.
This is what he had to say.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Hilarious...
Just encase...
Encase what?
homophones...they’re evil!!
Wonder if they come equipped with yield signs.
No! Just cops and lawyers.
3KM in DIAMETER, There’s not many areas you can build such a runway. Philadelphia airport is built along the Delaware River in the Tinicum Marsh with I-95 hemming it in to the West. A). No room. B) the marshy terrain isn’t going to allow dishing the runway or building up heavy road-bed to achieve the bank. C). In all reality you can’t approach from any point on the compass. Certain areas will deny overflight for political or security reasons. There are a lot of airports in the eastern US with similar problems.
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