Jaguar down on M40

[Deskpilot]

I was joking but you could be right. Truck MAY have towed it from the Continent to the UK.

 

 

[PA.]

It is a South African Airforce Mirage.

 

 

 

 

[spacesailor]

I believe the Swedish use highways for their airforce.

 

spacesailor

 

 

[onetrack]

In other breaking news, a Mirage touches down on an expressway!! ......

 

 

 

[pmccarthy]

Also the freeway to Changi is a runway if needed in war time.

 

 

[Birdseye]

A number of countries have established or trialled operation from roads. Even in WA there is at least one section set aside for RFDS landings in the North West of the state.

 

 

[onetrack]

Add about 5 more RFDS emergency strips across the Long Paddock in W.A. to that. Two are sealed to extra width and specifically marked, the others are just set up for emergency landings, and not specifically widened.

 

Main Roads WA has extensive information on one webpage with regard to all the requirements for setting up an emergency strip on a highway.

 

RFDS Emergency Landing Strip, Eyre Highway, between Mundrabilla and Madura Pass, Western Australia - Airports on Waymarking.com

 

https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/BuildingRoads/StandardsTechnical/RoadandTrafficEngineering/GuidetoRoadDesign/Pages/Emergency_Landing_Strips.aspx

 

 

[Birdseye]

Yes:sleep:

 

 

[Oscar]

I organised to tow a b-25 (with the wings outboard of the engines removed, obviously, to leave the landing gear!) up the road (Majura Road) from Canberra airport to our storage facility at Mitchell ACT, still have the 'wide load' permit. It only just fitted onto the road and we had to turn the props a bit at times (by hand, leaning out the windows) to clear road signs. When we got to the Federal Highway Junction, the cops on escort duty stopped all the traffic; a bloke jumped out of his car and shouted up to me: 'where are you taking that thing?' I shouted back: 'Down to Mitchell, but we are a bit lost, I think'. You could see the 'Smartar$e' comment forming on his face..