Could circular runways be the future of air travel?
Could circular runways be the future of air travel? This man thinks so This radical concept will make takeoff and landing less risky. Henk Hesselink : In a bid to manage air traffic efficiently, a radical and novel concept proposes to abandon the traditional runways at airports for a circular runway. Titled as “ the Endless Runway”, the breakthrough model intends to shift the lift-off and touchdown points of aircraft. After spending years researching on the subject, Aviation expert Henk Hesselink of the Netherlands Aerospace Centre believes that circular runways could be the future of air travel. “My big idea is a circular runway. Aircraft can takeoff and land at points on this circle to make certain they have no crosswind and only headwind,” Hesselink was quoted as saying by bbc. The main highlight of this concept is that it will become possible to let an aircraft avoid crosswinds while landing and takeoff. “Passengers will experience a slig