Post AXKACB9mIPJ6e9XWKW by burndive@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #AXK9eEgGgfXfjLYFE0 by stux@mstdn.social
2023-07-03T17:24:14Z
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US highways are more like massive landing strips across the country ✈️
(DIR) Post #AXK9h001jDx7496wGO by ZySoua@mastodon.ml
2023-07-03T17:24:54Z
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@stux Makes you think about that... for emergency landings 🤔
(DIR) Post #AXK9nULBphk4uC6W3s by chris_hayes@fosstodon.org
2023-07-03T17:26:03Z
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@ZySoua @stux bonus points if you land on a semi while it's moving.
(DIR) Post #AXKA17dV2rTMXgAZPs by kkarhan@mstdn.social
2023-07-03T17:28:23Z
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@stux dunno, but unlike German Highways they ain't designed with that capability in mind!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_stripAnd yes they were used during #REFORGER exercises in the #ColdWar: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notlandeplatz_auf_Stra%C3%9Fe#Autobahn-Behelfslandepl%C3%A4tze
(DIR) Post #AXKACB9mIPJ6e9XWKW by burndive@mstdn.social
2023-07-03T17:30:11Z
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@stux There are legal requirements that a certain proportion of interstate highways must be straight and unobstructed by wires for this exact reason.
(DIR) Post #AXKAhbezo3kJp57xRI by Jvolby@mastodon-belgium.be
2023-07-03T17:36:04Z
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@stux but be carefull, americans don't know how to drive!
(DIR) Post #AXKDFhlHpMxGV5SO6S by BiggestBulb@mstdn.social
2023-07-03T18:04:44Z
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@stux It's true. Wait til you see our parking lots. Check out the Mall at Millennia in Orlando on Google Maps on satellite view - the parking lot is like twice as big as the mall 😅
(DIR) Post #AXKDgKrP59qLIA15M0 by drahardja@sfba.social
2023-07-03T18:09:30Z
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@stux It may seem that way, but they were not designed for that. Parts of highways that are super straight and free of obstructions tend to be in the desert, where you can just land a plane anywhere already. Other areas tend to be curved, have big signs, or have cables strung across them.There are highways around the world designed for backup landing strips (a 2 km strip of the East Coast Parkway in Singapore has easily-removable dividers to serve as a runway), but none in the US.
(DIR) Post #AXKG8RmBAAOol16a3s by onceuponacoaster@opencoaster.net
2023-07-03T18:37:00Z
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@stux the Eisenhower Interstate system criss crosses the country. Built during the Cold War, it stipulates that 1 out of every so many miles must be straight so that a plane could land in case of nuclear emergency.
(DIR) Post #AXKTYnoJA3U61qzy5Y by markrsmith@smithtodon.org
2023-07-03T21:07:27Z
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@stux it’s intentional. The Interstate Highway System mandates that one mile out of every 5 be straight and free of obstructions (overpasses, wires) to support military planes.
(DIR) Post #AXLNjSRSXn42NFy7sW by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2023-07-04T07:36:50Z
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@stux I think they were designed this way, too. Potential emergency landing strips for resupplying stuff during the fear of the cold war. Talk about overblowing a threat
(DIR) Post #AXbHtHG88f28zTPT8q by tcely@fosstodon.org
2023-07-11T23:46:46Z
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Landing a space shuttle on a highway was possible, if you believe the movies. 😉@stux