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Questions about the planning and design of airports: both the manoeuvring area itself, and the services and passenger facilities.
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Why do airliners park with the nose facing the terminal?
To park a passenger plane with its tail towards the terminal has several disadvantages:
it would require a pushback tractor (plus personnel) to do that. Thrust reversers in general are not meant for …
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What does "1%" mean in ICAO Annex 14 § 3.9.9 (longitudinal slope changes)?
You are referring to ICAO Annex 14 Volume I, Aerodrome Design and Operations. Section 3.9.9 says:
Recommendation.— Where slope changes on a taxiway cannot be avoided, the transition from one slop …