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Old 26th Oct 2013, 15:01
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The plan to store more than 250,000 litres of mixed petrol/diesel in a 'public safety zone', (i.e. the 05L clearway) is not a good scheme. If anything were to hit this site, (e.g. an item detached during a gear-retraction sequence), the resulting chain-reaction would probably be spectacular and un-stoppable
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Why should MAN present such an issue ahead of other airports.

Such car parks right under the flightpath in 'clearways' exist at Heathrow (27R) and a petrol station under 27L (lets not forget the captain of BA38 who thought he would hit hatton cross).

Gatwick has a car park under 26L, and probably plenty of other cases around the world.
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