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B777Fr8Dog

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Back in the days of Wilbur and Orville, they used a downward sloping track


to launch their aircraft. That sloping track was a called a “runway”. Landings were just in an available grass strip. The first paved “runway” was in France and used by Michelin for the aircraft they manufactured.


(In response to this post by PhotoHokieNC)

Link: Here’s a good History of the Runway!


Posted: 01/30/2020 at 12:39PM



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