India has successfully landed a jet fighter on an expressway for the first time as a part of trials to use highways for emergency landings. A Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Indian air force landed on the expressway connecting the capital, Delhi, with Agra early on Thursday. The 102-mile-long Yamuna Expressway is one of India's most modern highways. The air force plans to develop various sections of India's highways to be used as runways at short notice.
The air force said in a statement that the aircraft flew in from a base in central India and made a "practice approach on the highway, coming down to a height of 100m before landing off the next approach" in Uttar Pradesh state.
The IAF has been considering the use of national highways for emergency landing by fighter aircraft. "Such landings can be carried out in emergencies if an active airport is not available under certain circumstances," IAF officials said.
As the runway needs to be straight, levelled, and without any slope, the section of the highway will be developed accordingly. Also, the part that will be used as road runway will have no electricity poles, masts, or mobile phone towers. Other countries that already have road runways are China, Pakistan, Sweden, Germany, and Singapore.
CRS Group congrats to IAF for their successfully landing a jet fighter on Yamuna Expressway.
The air force said in a statement that the aircraft flew in from a base in central India and made a "practice approach on the highway, coming down to a height of 100m before landing off the next approach" in Uttar Pradesh state.
The IAF has been considering the use of national highways for emergency landing by fighter aircraft. "Such landings can be carried out in emergencies if an active airport is not available under certain circumstances," IAF officials said.
As the runway needs to be straight, levelled, and without any slope, the section of the highway will be developed accordingly. Also, the part that will be used as road runway will have no electricity poles, masts, or mobile phone towers. Other countries that already have road runways are China, Pakistan, Sweden, Germany, and Singapore.
CRS Group congrats to IAF for their successfully landing a jet fighter on Yamuna Expressway.
only indain can take a risk to do....
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