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> accumulated rubber from those landings Rubber accumulation on runways is a normal and expected situation. Part of runway maintenance at airports serving larg
by leecb 5y ago
> accumulated rubber from those landings
Rubber accumulation on runways is a normal and expected situation. Part of runway maintenance at airports serving larger aircraft includes regular removal of the rubber using high pressure water or chemicals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airfield_rubber_removal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airfield_rubber_removal
- salawat 5y agoNot going to lie, I never thought this was a thing that'd need doing, but on further reflection it seems so obvious I'm kinda mad it never occurred to me in retrospect.
- ThePadawan 5y agoI'm still always surprised just how much rubber is allowed to accumulate. Here's a snapshot of one of the Zurich runways: https://www.google.com/maps/@47.4792249,8.5411849,660m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@47.4792249,8.5411849,660m/data=... Scroll a little NW or SE to see what the actual color of the runway is underneath all the rubber.
- waynesonfire 5y agoi'm not surprised, look how invasive the cleaning techniques are.