Landing gear of airplanes and its bearing upon airport development; advantages and disadvantages of various landing surfaces; sod with extensive sub-surface drainage best for airports with small amount of traffic; concrete best for very large airports; drainage systems; catapult for starting planes predicted; terminal facilities and illumination. (see also Popular Aviation, vol. 3, no. 4, Oct. 1928, pp. 66, 68 and 117-118 and Airports, vol. 1, no. 6, Oct. 1928, pp. 15-16, 31, 33 and 41)


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    Title :

    Modern airports and airport planning


    Additional title:

    Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs. -- Advance Paper


    Contributors:
    Shaw, B.R. (author)

    Conference:

    American Society of Mechanical Engineers -- Meeting ; 1928 Planning



    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Modern airports and airport planning

    Shaw, B.R. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928


    Modern airports and airport planning

    Shaw, B.R. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928


    Modern airports and airport planning

    Shaw, B.R. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928