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Originally Posted by GG Allin (Post 11430350)

https://web.archive.org/web/20070709...as%20Field.jpg

Why do some airports have landing strips at angles? Is it because of wind direction?

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Originally Posted by A930Rocket (Post 11430870)

Why do some airports have landing strips at angles? Is it because of wind direction?

Planes need to take off and land into the wind.

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Originally Posted by wdfifteen (Post 11430874)

Planes need to take off and land into the wind.

Thanks. I should have expanded upon my use of the word, wind direction, with planes taking off/landing.

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Originally Posted by WPOZZZ (Post 11427199)

Is the one on the right a replicar based on a Boxster.

https://robbreport.com/wp-content/up...317.jpg?w=1000

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1629433321.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1629433321.jpg

Why do they keep the buckets up? To keep people out or something to do with hydraulics?

I noticed the same thing, when I go by Sun Belt rentals. All of the lifts and buckets are in the air but I thought, maybe it’s for advertising/attention.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1629513896.jpg

Most likely to keep people from messing with them... vandalism, parts theft, general skullduggery.

Interserie Zandvoort 1975

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1629515981.jpg

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Originally Posted by A930Rocket (Post 11430870)

Why do some airports have landing strips at angles? Is it because of wind direction?

That's an early picture of O'Hare before it was O'Hare taken from the north east. The big building was the Douglas Factory. The Allstate Arena would be partially showing in the bottom right corner if taken today. What I've read is that the original runways we're laid out to not interfere with Midway Airport.

Not a whole lot from that picture exists anymore. But that structure does for some strange reason. Can be seen in the Google street view link below.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1629566927.jpg

Jane Addams Memorial Tollway
https://maps.app.goo.gl/nsM8y6T7vfRt6w2w5

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1629567177.jpg

rtp

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1629566414.jpg

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Originally Posted by A930Rocket (Post 11430870)

Why do some airports have landing strips at angles? Is it because of wind direction?

yup
RAF requirement for Class A airfield

heavy laden prop bombers at the time really didn't have that much excess power to take off, and to much sidewind was a problem..
so with 3 run ways they could always get take off wind within reasonable parameters, at most 30 degrees off the nose.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...-16oct1945.png

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_A_airfield
all became irrelevant with the jet age..

An all-in-one plastic-eating ship.
More style than practicality, doesn't fix the source or make a dent, but it's a good start.

video: https://files.catbox.moe/9fqcn8.mp4

https://www.theseacleaners.org/the-manta-innovation/#
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1629652698.jpg

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Originally Posted by WPOZZZ (Post 11427199)

Is the one on the right a replicar based on a Boxster.

https://robbreport.com/wp-content/up...317.jpg?w=1000

What are these headlights?

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Originally Posted by Rtrorkt (Post 11433687)

What are these headlights?

My guess is some kind of LED for the 387.