UK halts all flights at largest Royal Air Force base because "the runway has melted."

[1srelluc]

WTF?



The Brits are pitiful.

 

[Confederate Soldier]

I mean, have the brits ever had temperatures higher than 60 degrees?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

WTF?



The Brits are pitiful.

They need to build some windmills around the runway.

What could go wrong?

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Sounds like cheap construction and Chinese materials used.


I looked up the weather there online, and it was only 96 degrees F.
Good standard asphault doesn't even begin to melt until it reaches 120 degrees F.
Thats got to seriously be some super cheap and shoddy work!!!

 

[Dekster]

I assume that perhaps they used tar or something as to seal cracks and perhaps that melted so they decided to move operations to other airports.

 

[JGalt]

Da fuq do they make their runways out of in the UK? Cadbury chocolate?

 

[1srelluc]

Da fuq do they make their runways out of in the UK? Cadbury chocolate?

Sod?

 

[toobfreak]

I mean, have the brits ever had temperatures higher than 60 degrees?

I think their thermometers only go up to 73°F.

That's why they are always wearing coats.

If not for the Gulf Stream, it'd be Canada up there.

 

[1srelluc]

Thank goodness they still have operational Spits and Hurricanes.

 

[JGalt]

Sod?

Peat moss from the bog

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Peat moss from the bog

Shephard's pie.

 

[JGalt]

Shephard's pie.

 

[Yarddog]

Well,..... the melting temperature of Grey Poupon is 53 C..... so there IS that...

 

[JGalt]

This thread's making me hungry.

 

[toobfreak]

WTF?

Look at the bright side: anyone landing there now gives new meaning to being able to really STICK the landing.

 

[Yarddog]

This thread's making me hungry.

Barbeque?

 

[flacaltenn]

WTF?



The Brits are pitiful.

It's like Gwarming hype. Not totally actually as bad as it sounds.

‘Melting runways’ halt flights at Luton Airport and RAF Brize Norton as UK sizzles in heatwave

Flights were halted at London Luton airport and the RAF’s largest airbase on Monday as runways “melted” in extreme temperatures.

A Luton spokesperson confirmed: “Following today’s high temperatures, a surface defect was identified on the runway. Engineers were called immediately to site and repair works are currently in progress to resume operations as soon as possible.

“We would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused.”

Sky News reports the RAF was also forced to halt flights at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire because its “runway has melted”.

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Probably due to the WEIGHT of military aircraft empty or loaded. What England had TODAY is a COOL day in Bahrain, UAE, Saudi.. I THINK they use lighter colored aggregate there to reflect more heat.

 

[1srelluc]

Peat moss from the bog

Nah they quit that due to repression.

 

[skye]

Da fuq do they make their runways out of in the UK? Cadbury chocolate?

Yes, LOL!

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

WTF?



The Brits are pitiful.

The UK sucks....American runways would never melt...
And Brits don't even have central A/C -- a bunch of losers...