Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Nov 3, 2016 19:51:14 GMT 12
A “Letter to the Editor” published in today's Dominion Post newspaper (including exact spelling used)....
Redundant Runways
I can't see the logic in extending Wellington Airport runaway when commonsense alternatives have been available for many years.
Many militaries around the world have planes that tip their jet engines downward and accordingly lift the plane off the ground.
By gradually moving the engine from downward to backward pointing, the plane moves foward and increases speed.
It works for the military, so why is it not used in the real world? A runaway about the size of a rugby field would be all that's needed.
Then we can go back to the old fashioned aircraft carriers. A powerful wire spring enables the planes to take off without having to increase speed in the normal manner and distance. While landing, a hook at the planes rear locks on to the same wire spring that slows the plane down in a very short distance.
If we couple the above methods with the increasing technology inevitable in our computerised world, traditional airport runaways will be redundant and could be used to grow legal marijuana.
Think of the tax take generated by creative thinking?
LAURIE BENNETT
Upper Hutt
