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The airport's runway with a length of 2781 meters , which 1000 meters of the runway is supported by 180 pillars , each pillar 50 meters height ( abt 17 floors ), surprisingly , the runway design are for Boeing 747 - Look at the cars parked below the runway
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
Average trowel is average!
I'd be pissed off if I lived in one of those houses behind the runway.
Pretty amazing though.
Originally Posted by John Banks
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The runway is designed to take a 500 tonne point load (can't remember the KPa's) meaning that it can take a 500 tonne plane crashing into it!! Having recently worked on the Wellington Airport RESA (Runway Extension Safety Area) and seen the amount of steel, concrete and design that went into that - I can only be in awe of this behemoth!!
Imagine trying to get consent for that here! The RMA would just laugh!
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
we will remember them
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
how heavy is a 747? 501 tonne?
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
The 747's maximum takeoff weight ranges from 735,000 pounds (333,400 kg) for the -100 to 970,000 lb (439,985 kg) for the -8.
Getting close to 500 tonne
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
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I think there is probably a difference between a 440,000kg Boeing landing and a 440,000kg Boeing crashing.
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
yeah i was just saying, most things have a factor of safty of at least 1.3
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
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Yeah about that. But a point load is different to a dispersed load. Say the aircraft weighs 500 tonne, it is not going to land with all of it's weight on one point and stop. The weight is dispersed over the contact area of the wheels. Added to that is the dampening effect caused by pneumatic pressure (of the types) and the planes suspension. So you're not likely to get a 500 tonne point load.
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
we will remember them
Nana
Hmmm, but the scary thing looking at it is there does not appear to be any lateral bracing surely these 500 tonne behemoths do not load vertically either.
Surely this means that each impact would over time erode the pillars surrounding the touchdown area. Ultimately leading to a catastrophic failure of at least one pillar.
At which time we have 500 tonne moving across a weakened structure.
Not keen to land there myself.
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For all you sceptics, you can also get to Portugal by some VERY nice roads
hungover
Incredible structure, I love it.
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whats the deal with your sexuality then?
point alcohol level?
get to 1.4 then your indy's for the night?
The 2nd-most bad arse KBer.
shut up mark.
Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot
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+1, I hope the terminal does it justice.
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