HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agoAn "airport neighbourhood" where people can store their planes in their yard and taxi directly to the runwaylemmy.mlimagemessage-square243linkfedilinkarrow-up1979arrow-down131file-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1948arrow-down1imageAn "airport neighbourhood" where people can store their planes in their yard and taxi directly to the runwaylemmy.mlHiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agomessage-square243linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.ml
Location on a map: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=42.1486108&mlon=-88.5628734&zoom=17#map=17/42.14861/-88.56287
minus-squareUFO64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·2 years agoThey are somewhat common-ish if you know where to look. I fly by one a lot! https://mapio.net/images-p/101437851.jpg
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoIndeed, one of our regional airports has housing with taxi ways to the runway as well. Instead of garages for cars they have hangers for the planes and cars.
minus-squareIbex0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoBut I don’t see any planes or hangars there or in OPs image?
minus-squarexia@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoResidential hangers just look like big garages.
minus-squareUFO64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoLook for shed like things that connect to taxiways. They aren’t huge and don’t need to be if the aircraft is smol.
minus-squareKidsTryThisAtHome@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoBottom right of ops image (I also see one other plane a few drives up)
They are somewhat common-ish if you know where to look. I fly by one a lot!
https://mapio.net/images-p/101437851.jpg
Indeed, one of our regional airports has housing with taxi ways to the runway as well. Instead of garages for cars they have hangers for the planes and cars.
I see!
But I don’t see any planes or hangars there or in OPs image?
Residential hangers just look like big garages.
Look for shed like things that connect to taxiways. They aren’t huge and don’t need to be if the aircraft is smol.
Bottom right of ops image (I also see one other plane a few drives up)