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TexasTowelie

(121,220 posts) Fri Sep 22, 2023, 05:34 PM Sep 2023

F-35A fighter jets land on highway in a world first - Reuters

This is the moment two Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets landed on a highway for the first time, seen in footage shot by the Norwegian military.

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F-35A fighter jets land on highway in a world first - Reuters (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2023 OP

That's one way to True Dough Sep 2023 #1

Good to see. The Unmitigated Gall Sep 2023 #2

Landing a fighter jet on the highway,... ? magicarpet Sep 2023 #3

The Finns are serious about their border with Russia. ancianita Sep 2023 #4

Those highways are built for winter weather dickthegrouch Sep 2023 #5

The F-35B could probably land anywhere flat with VTOL, safely Gore1FL Sep 2023 #7

All the Interstate highways built in the 1950s had right and left lanes divided so that they could Martin68 Sep 2023 #6

Did not know that - a very interesting fact. erronis Sep 2023 #8

I'm a little skeptical of those shoulders Kali Sep 2023 #9

True Dough

(23,269 posts)

1. That's one way to

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 05:37 PM

Sep 2023

beat rush hour!

The Unmitigated Gall

(4,710 posts)

2. Good to see.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 05:42 PM

Sep 2023

That was the thing with Russian MIGs, supposedly they could land and refuel just about anywhere.

magicarpet

(18,431 posts)

3. Landing a fighter jet on the highway,... ?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 05:43 PM

Sep 2023

That is fine as long as they keep out of the bike lane.

ancianita

(40,593 posts)

4. The Finns are serious about their border with Russia.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 06:28 PM

Sep 2023

dickthegrouch

(4,070 posts)

5. Those highways are built for winter weather

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 06:44 PM

Sep 2023

And therefore much thicker and stronger than regular highways.
I’d hesitate to try that in a different climate zone.

Gore1FL

(22,484 posts)

7. The F-35B could probably land anywhere flat with VTOL, safely

Reply to dickthegrouch (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 06:53 PM

Sep 2023

It might leave some indentations, though!

I would hate to see the scenario you describe with an F-35A!

Martin68

(25,904 posts)

6. All the Interstate highways built in the 1950s had right and left lanes divided so that they could

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 06:47 PM

Sep 2023

be used by the air force in a war with the USSR, and it would be more difficult for the enemy to bomb both lanes.

erronis

(20,068 posts)

8. Did not know that - a very interesting fact.

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 07:25 PM

Sep 2023

Shows that military & intelligence can be used in the same sentence.

Kali

(56,247 posts)

9. I'm a little skeptical of those shoulders

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Sep 23, 2023, 12:12 PM

Sep 2023

maybe a "test" highway. my impression is the US is the "worst" for excessive shoulder widths. everywhere in the world I have been (admittedly not that many countries, but a few) shoulders were narrow to nonexistent.

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