[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 759 - OHI Automated Heavy Lift Shuttle

[rekres]

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Onno Meyer <Onno.Meyer at gmx.de> wrote:

>> That looks to me like a 3,900-foot takeoff run and a 12,000-foot
>> landing. The former is well within the tolerances for a small airport,
>> so perhaps some sort of better braking system is indicated, either
>> Improved Brakes or a drag chute.
>>
>> Roger
>
> A chute would be something to replace after each flight,
> and hence bad for routine flight ops. Either smartwheels
> or improved brakes would bring the landing run to less
> than 4.5 miles, and both would bring it to less than 3.4
> miles. (On landing, the tanks would be relatively dry.)

Perhaps I missed something here....
1 mile = 5280 ft.
4 miles = 21120 ft
6 miles = 31680 ft

A takeoff run of 3900 ft is approx 3/4 mile.
A landing run of 12000 ft is approx 2 1/4 miles.

Now I'm really confused.



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