Ron Freiberger
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Mark Jones said;
Wouldn't it be nice to have big round runways then we could always
land directly into the wind.
[Ron Freiberger]
We have one at Converse, Indiana. It was built for the Navy at Bunker
Hill NAS, Now Grissom AFB. This was f
, 2005 3:46 PM
To: 'KRnet'
Subject: KR> Round Runways
Ron Freiberger
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Mark Jones said;
Wouldn't it be nice to have big round runways then we could always
land directly into the wind.
[Ron Freiberger]
We have one at Converse, Indiana. It
I believe that most of the early airstrips were round -Aerodromes I believe
they called them. If you are having major difficulty landing on a strip due
to sever crossswind - check and see if you can land on a crossing taxiway.
Some airports may also have short grass strip that can be used
A lot of the early military strips were round due to the usage of airships
which always had to land directly into the wind. Some had mooring posts in
the center which were eventually removed and paved over. After the airplane
came into wide acceptance by the military after WW1 these round strips
Moffett NAS airship hangers(2) were still there a few years ago.
- Original Message -
From: "Doug Rupert"
To: "'KRnet'"
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 5:45 PM
Subject: RE: KR> Round Runways
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> A lot of the early military strips were
Thanks Joe, been a long time since I was there. In fact the last time they
still had a few airships in residence even though the base was mostly
populated by Crusader fighter/bombers.
Doug
On Behalf Of joe
Subject: Re: KR> Round Runways
Moffett NAS airship hangers(2) were still there a
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