Re: Taxiways aand Runways at Area 51


Message posted by Richard C on December 27, 2003 at 5:47:28 PST:

Most of the ramp areas and older taxi-ways are made of the old 'concrete' slab type which was used heavily in the 50s and 60s and can be found at a few bases.
Russia has this type of surface at nearly every airbase but in disrepair...
From the recent sat pics, the ramp and taxi-way areas are gradually being replaced by what looks like asphalt probably due to the slabs costing so much to maintain due their cracks and holes that appear in this type of surface (you often find grass growing through everywhere on the Russian airfields).

Rich


In Reply to: Re: Taxiways aand Runways at Area 51 posted by Joerg (Webmaster) on December 27, 2003 at 4:01:54 PST:

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