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Originally Posted by eckhard View Post
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?
No, the Luton block paving was replaced very soon after the quoted incident.