Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!markb From: markb@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mark Biggar) Newsgroups: net.misc,net.aviation,net.travel,net.sci,net.politics Subject: Re: Airport Fog Message-ID: <2676@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 13:54:18 EST Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.2676 Posted: Tue Mar 11 13:54:18 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Mar-86 04:38:34 EST References: <491@ssc-bee.UUCP> Reply-To: markb@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mark Biggar) Distribution: net Organization: System Development Corporation R&D, Santa Monica Lines: 7 Xref: watmath net.misc:9366 net.aviation:2617 net.travel:2228 net.sci:577 net.politics:13881 In Arthur C. Clarke's semi-autobiographical novel "Glide Path" he describes this system and said it was only used 2 or 3 times because the turbulence caused by the heating of the air made it almost impossible to land a plane of the strip. Mark Biggar {allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,akgua,sdcsvax}!sdcrdcf!markb