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How wide is a ww2 airfield runway?
How wide is a standard ww2 airfield runway? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WW2UKAirfields/
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- rosbifLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
The standard RAF runway was 46m wide.
Kemble Airfield is an example, at 1833m long and 46m wide, as is RAF Northolt at 1684x46m. The current "Liverpool John Lennon" airport, formerly RAF Speke, is another example at 2286x46m.
Source(s): http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan-turnbull/secret2... http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ashley.middleton/xpadven... http://wikimapia.org/507038/RAF-Northolt http://www.simfly.eu/viewtopic.php?t=104 - erixworxLv 41 decade ago
It depends on which country, and what the use was, and other circumstances. In WWII, planes of all types used various permanent and field facilities. Perhaps a good place to look is the various specs of the planes; their minimum take off & landing requirements.
I've read of permanent bases and grassy open areas being used; in many cases the facilities were wide enough for 2 or more fighter planes to take off side by side.
Source(s): reading WWII history: 'Horrido!', 'JG-26', 'Stuka Pilot', 'Combat Crew', and many others about the air war - yankee_sailorLv 71 decade ago
If you were flying off an American Essex class carrier you'd be dealing with 862 feet by 108 flight deck; off Enterprise 802 by 105
- Anonymous1 decade ago
about 3 wides
