Comments on: Runway Roads http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jas http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-204614 Jas Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:35:05 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/#comment-204614 Actually, many of the highways in Massachusetts have been constructed to withstand the impact of military aircraft. If the US is ever invaded during war the first thing the enemy would destroy would be our militarie's ability to send out aircraft and other type equipment. Therefore, we have to be prepared to make use of our highways...especially the ones leading to the oceans edge....and nearby to military bases. Certain highways in Massachusetts have been build for this purpose. They do not have overhead signs or center margins, etc. The earth and substructure is also different from a "regular" highway. There has been great thought put into this. Actually, many of the highways in Massachusetts have been constructed to withstand the impact of military aircraft. If the US is ever invaded during war the first thing the enemy would destroy would be our militarie’s ability to send out aircraft and other type equipment. Therefore, we have to be prepared to make use of our highways…especially the ones leading to the oceans edge….and nearby to military bases. Certain highways in Massachusetts have been build for this purpose. They do not have overhead signs or center margins, etc. The earth and substructure is also different from a “regular” highway. There has been great thought put into this.

]]> By: iceman http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-204606 iceman Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:53:35 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/#comment-204606 Lim Chu Kang road that runs next to Tengah Airbase is an emergency runway. They hold exercises there every few years. Lim Chu Kang road that runs next to Tengah Airbase is an emergency runway. They hold exercises there every few years.

]]> By: iceman http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-204605 iceman Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:47:42 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/#comment-204605 That is Pulau Sudong, it's used by the SAF for live -firing exercises. That is Pulau Sudong, it’s used by the SAF for live -firing exercises.

]]> By: coolman http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-204231 coolman Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:53:17 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/#comment-204231 hey guess what i found a emergency runway on some island off singapore .it is meant to be a emergency not a runway road.you can see it on google earth or maps.its called palau sondong.however it cant be search you have to manually search it is just near jurong island.mysterious?? hey guess what i found a emergency runway on some island off singapore .it is meant to be a emergency not a runway road.you can see it on google earth or maps.its called palau sondong.however it cant be search you have to manually search it is just near jurong island.mysterious??

]]> By: K4C http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-200570 K4C Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:54:32 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/#comment-200570 http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=54.599318,18.417034&spn=0.034755,0.075188&t=h&z=14 Street called "I Dywizji Wojska Polskiego" is actually a emergency runway built to serve nearby airforce base in Gdynia-Babie Doły (on the right side near the coast). There are more roads in Poland used normally today but built as a emergency runways, so it's nothing especially uncommon :-) Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Street called “I Dywizji Wojska Polskiego” is actually a emergency runway built to serve nearby airforce base in Gdynia-Babie Doły (on the right side near the coast).

There are more roads in Poland used normally today but built as a emergency runways, so it’s nothing especially uncommon :-)

]]> By: Stephen Pendergast http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-180360 Stephen Pendergast Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:57:30 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/#comment-180360 The live-fire phase of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise took place in May 2007. Perhaps the most dramatic portion of the exercise involved six fighter aircrafts—two F-16s, two Mirage fighters, and two IDFs—conducting simulated emergency landings on a major highway. This was the second time that the Han Kuang exercise featured the use of major roadways as alternate landing strips. The drill was intended to demonstrate the ability to continue to conduct air operations in the event that Chinese missile and air strikes shut down Taiwan’s air bases during a cross-Strait conflict. The four-day live-fire portion of the exercise also featured counter-landing drills and tested the military’s ability to respond to Chinese airborne and special operations attacks. The live-fire phase of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise took place in May 2007. Perhaps the most dramatic portion of the exercise involved six fighter aircrafts—two F-16s, two Mirage fighters, and two IDFs—conducting simulated emergency landings on a major highway. This was the second time that the Han Kuang exercise featured the use of major roadways as alternate landing strips. The drill was intended to demonstrate the ability to continue to conduct air operations in the event that Chinese missile and air strikes shut down Taiwan’s air bases during a cross-Strait conflict. The four-day live-fire portion of the exercise also featured counter-landing drills and tested the military’s ability to respond to Chinese airborne and special operations attacks.

]]> By: Tom http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-179684 Tom Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:27:20 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/#comment-179684 In Indianapolis, the I-465 interstate system had to have some revisions in the "90s Seems that several of the overpass bridges were not quite to the military specification. It was explained that the bridges needed to be raised by 4 or 5 inches so that ICBM mobile missile vehicles could pass under them without doing any damage to the missiles. As far as I could find out, the US never had built any mobile ICBM systems, they had plans for them, but never built them. We still raised the bridges though. In Indianapolis, the I-465 interstate system had to have some revisions in the “90s

Seems that several of the overpass bridges were not quite to the military specification. It was explained that the bridges needed to be raised by 4 or 5 inches so that ICBM mobile missile vehicles could pass under them without doing any damage to the missiles. As far as I could find out, the US never had built any mobile ICBM systems, they had plans for them, but never built them.

We still raised the bridges though.

]]> By: Mrb http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-178101 Mrb Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:44:50 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/#comment-178101 Not really a runway road but... http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=55.754035,37.620353&z=17 this is probably one of the most famous non-runway, runways. Red Square in Moscow was famously used as a runway in 1987 by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathias_Rust" rel="nofollow">Mathias Rust</a> Not really a runway road but…

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

this is probably one of the most famous non-runway, runways. Red Square in Moscow was famously used as a runway in 1987 by Mathias Rust

]]> By: frankie http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-178058 frankie Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:40:10 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/#comment-178058 http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.687929,17.874112&spn=0.014534,0.028753&t=k&z=15&om=1 This part of E75 in Slovakia is rumored to be an emergency landing strip and actually looks like one --- it is straight, there are no overhead traffic signs and the center barrier can be easily removed. There is a small military air base nearby (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=48.863698,17.991056&spn=0.014483,0.028753&t=h&z=15&om=1). Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

This part of E75 in Slovakia is rumored to be an emergency landing strip and actually looks like one — it is straight, there are no overhead traffic signs and the center barrier can be easily removed. There is a small military air base nearby (Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Tammo http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-177744 Tammo Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:49:12 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/19/runway-roads/#comment-177744 And this is what happens when you try to land on a highway that isn't meant for it: http://mitglied.lycos.de/juergensch/erinnerung_an_den_absturz_eines_.htm http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=09061971&reg=D-ALAR&airline=Pan+International+Airlines They actually got the plane down in one piece despite both engines dying during take-off ... and then they hit a bridge that ripped off the wings and the cockpit. I actually saw the while highway full of flashing blue lights that night ... made a pretty big impression on a little kid. And this is what happens when you try to land on a highway that isn’t meant for it:
http://mitglied.lycos.de/juergensch/erinnerung_an_den_absturz_eines_.htm
http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=09061971&reg=D-ALAR&airline=Pan+International+Airlines
They actually got the plane down in one piece despite both engines dying during take-off … and then they hit a bridge that ripped off the wings and the cockpit. I actually saw the while highway full of flashing blue lights that night … made a pretty big impression on a little kid.

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