Originally Posted by
eckhard
Some years ago a similar event occurred at Luton airport in the UK.
The turning pad at the start of the runway was paved with these kind of blocks. A departing airliner applied take-off thrust while on the pad and blew away several paving blocks. Damage to horizontal stabiliser was discovered after the subsequent landing at destination, after a normal flight.
Just curious to know if Luton still has this area or if anyone knows of any other major airports with areas like this?