Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Every now and then, we get an aircraft that veers of the runway, be it the side or the end, and plunges down some embankment. The Spanair crash in Madrid was a good example but there many others. Why?
Why separate runways with a ravine or put a bloody great drop at the end of the runway? Or in the case of Heathrow, we plonk a whole 8-lane motorway at the end. Is is too much to ask if airports can be flat overall? Most aircraft accidents happen on take-off or landing so let's give them some space.
Yes, this may consume more land and it may not be feasible with established airports. However, even with them, the very least we could do is to cover the ditches and fill in the ravines.
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