Author Topic: Runways the FAA would never allow... (Read 156 times)

lemur · « **on:** February 20, 2001, 03:04:00 AM »

Seems like more than 1/2 the runways are a REALLY bad idea. The last thing I want is a runway pointing into a hillside when I'm upping in a fully loaded buff.

Any chance we could get those runways removed from the take-off buttons?

Also, runway markings (what's historically accurate for WW2 runways?) with matchin buttons (i.e. 045 instead of a 'NE' button) would be kinda cool.

~Lemur

Tyro48 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2001, 05:10:00 AM »

As I remember from most of the war footage I've seen most runways if you can call them that were just dirt/grass strips in Europe, in the Pacific I think the marines put down some kind of metal strips that were perforated but I cant remember what they called them.

flakbait · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2001, 05:51:00 AM »

I wouldnt mind knowing why we don't have any East-West runways. There's a few instances where one would be nice, like on this map. But since maps are changing with 1.06 it's a mute point.

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Vermillion · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2001, 06:29:00 AM »

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I wouldnt mind knowing why we don't have any East-West runways.

Because the "rotate" function, when used on a group, is broken in the Terrain Editor.

No seriously!

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Weave · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2001, 08:23:00 AM »

They were called Marston mats.

Dinger · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2001, 09:12:00 AM »

Pierced (or was it Perforated?) Steel Planking