Floating Runway in Japan

[alert5]

Yomiuri Shimbun said that Tokyo and Washington are considering building a giant floating runway on the sea off Iwakuni.

This will allow U.S. forces' to carry out night-landing practice in an effort to reduce noise pollution.

http://www.alert5.com/2005/08/japan-us-eye-iwakuni-megafloat.html

[henry crun]

A floating runway is not a new idea.

Seriously proposed by Geoffrey Pyke during WW2.
http://www.combinedfleet.com/fura****a/habbak_f.htm

[16 blades]

...maybe they could anchor one in the middle of the Atlantic to use as a div when BOTH Kef and Lajes are sh1te.....

16B

[opso]

One in the E Med would be very helpful - we could use it and AKT wouldn't have to disturb their party with the inconvenience of having to open up ever.