Warbird Information Exchange

History Channel, July 20, 8:00 P.M. ET
"Many airports constructed just 50 years ago may not be sufficient to handle the demands of 21st century aircraft. This special unpacks the particular problems of the world's most extreme airports and examines the engineering behind them, from centuries-old territorial battles that have led to unsafe layouts, to geographical challenges like wind currents and natural obstacles that make these places unfit for travel."

Phil

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A man's got to know his limitations.

Having just done my summer 5 day fishing trip up there, they oughta take a look at the airport in Leadville, CO, which is at 10,000 feet....most folks are told to get on oxygen at that point, at the Leadville airport, you have'nt even left the GROUND yet!

Mark

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Mark Morris

Wow, that wouldn't be scaremongering at all, would it?

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James K

"Switch on the underwater landing lights"
Emilio Largo, Thunderball.

www.VintageAeroWriter.com

Hong Kong is kinda a ho-hum airport now that Kai Tak is closed. It's big, but nothing challenging like the old land-side approach to Kai Tak.

Walt

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If God had intended airplane engines to have horizontally-opposed cylinders, Pratt & Whitney would have built them that way.

I really enjoyed going into Kai Tak, was a very challening approach for a pilot.

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