THE CIRCULAR RUNWAY.

Abstract

Advantages of a circular runway: unlimited runway available for both takeoff and landing; design allows unlimited flexibility in planning approach and departure corridors; dilution of the cross-wind problem; provides an inherent stable tracking feature; affords minimum required taxi distance and maximum runway access for the crash crews; affords optimum control tower placement; allows optimum placement of navigation aids; requires a smaller total area than a comparable conventional airport; the center building complex allows optimum passenger access to and departure from aircraft; rapid aircraft departures and arrivals possible; affords optimum low visibility procedures; compactness derived in the building complex; design contributes to noise abatement; actual flameout and dead-stick approaches possible.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0617273

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Dilution
  • Flameout
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Navigation
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Passengers
  • Physical Properties
  • Resilience
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Vehicles
  • Visibility

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design