5 Mar
2002
5 Mar
'02
6:09 p.m.
On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Bill Bradford wrote:
On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 01:25:16AM -0500, John Chris
Wren wrote:
Hehe. It's hard to land on something that narrow with even a Cessna 152.
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Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)subatomix.com
I indirectly have a project that involves state
highway systems. The
Eisenhower interstate system has a rule that 1 out of every 5 miles of
interstate must be suitable for landing a military aircraft on (I
don't know what model. I think this predated the C-130). There are
variations in this rule, depending on airport locales, proximity to
cities and military bases, etc. But take a look sometime when you get
a little ways out from the city. Straight sections of highway, with no
bridges, power lines, tall signs, etc. That's the 1 in 5 mile section.
Urban legend, sorry.
http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzinterstaterunways.htm
http://www.snopes2.com/autos/law/airstrip.htm