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Old 7th Jul 2015, 04:44
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Cost and strength

Bottom line is that building/constructing most anything is easier and cheaper if it is square as opposed to round. Not only the pad itself but the underlying support structure. I have seen very few round landing pads. The ones I have seen that are round are generally painted round shapes on the ground or painted onto a squarely constructed structure. I have seen some round and lovely rooftop pads. They look nice.

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