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Old 14th Nov 2006, 08:06
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PhoenixDaCat
 
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Could a Herc land here?

Ignoring the fact that there are goal posts and the surface is of unknown quality, I was wondering if the field in this map http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl...m=1&iwloc=addr would be big enough to land a Hercules on, and have it take off again.

It's a question asked out of idle curiosity.

The field in question was the location of the first aerodrome in Manchester, back in the 1910s. My ATC Sqn has recently been given a plaque by the local council to commemorate the fact.
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