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regularfrytoday at 8:50 AM1 replyview on HN

If you've got a bigger plane, you also need a bigger runway. This thing should increase the number of usable airfields. That could be interesting for avoiding more expensive routes.


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rkomorntoday at 9:01 AM

If your plane+cargo glider weight is the same as your larger cargo plane weight, won't you need the same amount of runway?

Your towing plane is going to have to accelerate the same mass to takeoff speed before it can get off the ground, no?

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