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Maybe Heathrow Airport could follow the example of John Wayne Airport, which is in the middle of Orange County, California. Airplanes have to land in a corkscre
by enraged_camel 10y ago
Maybe Heathrow Airport could follow the example of John Wayne Airport, which is in the middle of Orange County, California. Airplanes have to land in a corkscrew pattern and take off at very sharp angles in order to minimize the noise disturbance in the surrounding suburbs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corkscrew_landing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corkscrew_landing
- cjrp 10y agoAt John Wayne the sharp turn is to avoid directly overflying built-up areas. That's not really possible at Heathrow, London is everywhere.