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Originally Posted by Fulcrum525
Interesting...so it's basically a very power pressure washer for stripping paint or clearing things like rocks or whatever metal bits manage to get onto a runways surface?
Are they actually going to use Unimogs though?
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Stripping the rubber deposits off the landing area so the jets don't hydroplane. That whiff of smoke on touchdown is laying a skidmark that gets mighty slippery.
Rocks and metal bits are done by more traditional street sweepers.
Randolph or Lackland/Kelly? I'm guessing Lackland with the heavies and the desire to not chemically clean the runway near the creeks.