25F
20th Feb 2003, 11:00
Us Cambridge residents know you can get an empty 744 in and out of Marshall's, but some of us are wondering what restrictions the runway length places on what services Marshall's can offer, in particular with respect to large aircraft.
Does it mean for instance that some forms of flight testing are not possible? (I.e. you can't test it fully-laden? Does anybody ever want to do that?)
Does it also mean that if the base for an aircraft is, say, in the Middle East, it can't fly there in one go but has to stop off and refuel en route?
And finally, are there aircraft that cannot operate into or out of EGSC? The Classic? Are most large military aircraft relative STOL by comparison?
Hope none of these questions seem too stupid. Enquiring Cantabs want to know.
Does it mean for instance that some forms of flight testing are not possible? (I.e. you can't test it fully-laden? Does anybody ever want to do that?)
Does it also mean that if the base for an aircraft is, say, in the Middle East, it can't fly there in one go but has to stop off and refuel en route?
And finally, are there aircraft that cannot operate into or out of EGSC? The Classic? Are most large military aircraft relative STOL by comparison?
Hope none of these questions seem too stupid. Enquiring Cantabs want to know.