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Old 29th November 2001 | 15:07
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Genghis the Engineer
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An interesting question. You could play around with the basic field length equations and try and find out. I'm not sure if anybody's tried.

But, I'd say the ideal runway has a moderate upslope and higher friction surface on the last quarter, and is level for the first three-quarters.

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