[GreenKeys] Fwd: That's not a RTTY station........

Sat Jan 25 07:47:39 EST 2020

The need to be closer to the wind is true. Most WW2 airplanes had 
conventional tail wheel undercarriage, which made crosswind landings 
more treacherous. When  (over) loaded with fuel and arms for battle, 
they were often underpowered and needed all the help possible to get 
into the air in a practical length of runway.  If the airfield was 
attacked, multiple runways increased the chances of one or two surviving 
intact enough to carry on even at a wind disadvantage.

     Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY

On 1/25/20 5:14 AM, Dave Wade wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> I think older aircraft needed to be closer to the wind for take off 
> and landing, and as a result most WWII Airfields had that layout. This 
> one is now a motor racing circuit
>
> https://www.google.com/maps/place/Croft+Circuit/@54.4555874,-1.5652356,1986m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1 
> <https://www.google.com/maps/place/Croft+Circuit/@54.4555874,-1.5652356,1986m/data=%213m2%211e3%214b1>
>
> but two of the runways can clearly be seen, the third is harder t seeï¿½.
>
> Dave
>
> G4UGM
>
> *From:*greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> <greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On Behalf Of *Chuck
> *Sent:* 24 January 2020 22:10
> *To:* greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [GreenKeys] Fwd: That's not a RTTY station........
>
> If you look at Stead Airfield out north of Reno, NV.  I has about the 
> same layout, it was used for WW2 B-25 training so that must have been 
> a "standard" layout at the time.
>
> Chuck
>
> N7UVZ
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
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>     *From:*Keith Lueck <mailto:kwlueck at swbell.net>
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>     *To:*greenkeys at mailman.qth.net <mailto:greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
>     ; E. <mailto:hanyou at xsmail.com>
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>     *Sent:*Friday, January 24, 2020 1:51 PM
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>     *Subject:*Re: [GreenKeys] Fwd: That's not a RTTY station........
>
>     Right across the road from what used to be a pretty large set of
>     runways.  That three runway configuration was apparently a common
>     design for air defenses during WWII.  I imagine the receiver
>     might've been related, or maybe the gov't just already owned the
>     land...  There's an airport in central Missouri that has the same
>     layout and is now a general aviation field - two runways are still
>     used, but the third was left to the elements and is pretty much
>     toast.  It was supposedly put there so that planes could take off
>     and be at cruising altitude by the time they got to St. Louis to
>     defend the munitions plants there.  Looks a lot like the one in
>     this satellite view.  This one probably would've been good for
>     defending Lincoln, Sioux City, Omaha, or all three...
>
>     On Friday, January 24, 2020, 3:07:28 PM CST, E. <hanyou at xsmail.com
>     <mailto:hanyou at xsmail.com>> wrote:
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>
>     Found the receiver:...
>
>     https://goo.gl/maps/ngKwJiQykkctpfgK7
>
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