I noted the discussion on the wetlands beyond the runway. I live little over a mile from Hanscom and very close to the Shawsheen river itself, and it is true that the local authorities would never allow the kind of infrastructure changes that would be needed to truly make a different from that point of view.
I find it interesting after reading about the damage that can happen if the hydraulic pressure comes up with the gust lock on, that Gulf didn't fit an engine start inhibit (while locked) as part of the gust lock system.