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Old 2nd Oct 2006, 17:09
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Originally Posted by barit1
Is it time to restart the conveyor belt thread?
Yes, but not the same way! Land the A/C on the conveyor with the park brake set and store the resulting energy like a huge rubber band, problem is landings will be one way and takeoffs the other? At least landing a 747 at max weight might be able to sling shot a couple of A340's off the deck

The A380 could charge the airport for a landing fee a skillfully executed T&G and you'd have a days worth of A320 departures!
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