"Roger (K8RI)" wrote in
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What's the pavement strength like?

Strength AND length:-))


Nah, lenght is OK. Req for landing is only 2800' ( no reverse) and we
can get off light with flap 15 no prob. Actually, because of the bogies,
we'd probably be OK for pavement strength too! Mid width for doing a 180
is 125 feet, I think. It hasn't been an issue yet!

The largest ever so far has been a Falcon
900. He set it on the numbers, Immediate reverse, and kept them on
until the engines started to stutter (no backfire).


They won't backfire ( actually the term is compressor stall) form
reverse use. in some airplanes you can even back the airplane up using
it. Not a good idea cause of FOD.

Not bad for a 3800
X 75 foot runway. :-)) Airport operator was walking around like an
old cat ready to have kittens worried about the ramp strength. OTOH
after throttle up with the brakes on, he was off in less than half the
runway "AFTER burning all the green grass down to the ground between
the end of the runway and airport fence behind him" :-))

IOW it's strong asphalt on about 8 feet of good bed, but not feet
thick concrete for heavies. MBS (11.3 SE on their 317 radial) doesn't
even qualify for 747s due to the placement of the runway lights for
engine clearance.



Well, I think the runway lights would be the least of thier problems!
The Falcon 900 should have been OK I'm just guessing, but empty they
are probably about 15,000 lbs and loaded up probably about twice that.
Maybe a bit more.
They have double wheels and can probably land on just about any runway
dependin on how big a footprint the tires have.
The Russians Yak 40 "Falknoski" has a single fat tire and is good for
landing on grass!


Bertie