When the national highway system was proposed in Eisenhower's administration it was the intent to include straight sections of highway for the express purpose of using it as an emergency runway in the event of war.
I am an old husband, In fact so old I was alive and in school when this law creating US highways was passed. And we studied the law including the provision to allow long stretches of perfectly straight and level highway for the purpose of landing military planes in the event of war. So, you are wrong.
This myth is widespread on the Internet and in reference sources, but has no basis in law, regulation, design manual-or fact. Airplanes occasionally land on Interstates when no alternative is available in an emergency, not because the Interstates are designed for that purpose. highways.dot.gov › intersta... Interstate Highway System - The Myths | FHWA - Department of Transportation
You're wrong. Here's the myth and the official FHWA debunking. "One in five miles of the Interstate System is straight so airplanes can land in emergencies. This myth is widespread on the Internet and in reference sources, but has no basis in law, regulation, design manual-or fact. Airplanes occasionally land on Interstates when no alternative is available in an emergency, not because the Interstates are designed for that purpose." highways.dot.gov/highway-history/interstate-system/50th-anniversary/interstate-highway-system-myths
Exercises like this provide training for everyone from the crews to the local police, and it even provides the local people with an understanding of what our military can do to provide fast response in a crisis. Contrary to comments, Helos have limited lift capability and delivery of things such as mobile medical stations and/or vehicles is far better done by aircraft. Plus relying on ONLY helos is always risky. Spreading the support out provides a wider variety of support. Never put all your eggs in one basket.
I flew from DaNang to Tan Son Nhut in 1971, 1 wicked cool aircraft, we had lots of them at DaNang.I live in NW Ark. and we get C-130's several times a year overhead, also an occasional Chinook, Blackhawk, and even some Marine Osprey ....reminds me of my USAF days 1968-71, you can always tell when military flies overhead by the sound.
@@crossfirehurricane2285 close, we are springdale....I think some of these are going to XNA...after being in the AF for 4 years and living on air bases, I can tell when something military goes over.....also if you have a scanner we have TONS of commercial aircraft over us,I have 2 shortwave, and 3 scanners all set up on different freq.'s to listen in on the flight crew.
We did that (Volant Scorpion 89') LRAFB except we landed on a dirt road de-planed down the ramp then battled Special Forces for Air Base Ground Defense Certification. Fun times.
Interesting to see, thanks for sharing this. Ive been lucky ti see thr C130 (strix) low fly through the Welsh mountains, with airmen sat on the open ramp! What a sight.
We were told by our local News Media about a week before the “landings” that this was an Emergency preparedness exercise in the event of another New Madrid Earthquake. Seems odd that an AC-130 Gunship (with lights on at 1:30), also landed. In the event of an emergency like an Earthquake, a C-130 would most likely do an “airdrop” flyover of equipment/supplies…
@@phillipstuckwisch9704 - With my 28 years as a Professional Firefighter, our constant Earthquake traing taught us that any equipment/supplies would most likely be Choppered in or airdropped. Driving, and especially landing of aircraft would more or less be unlikely in the event the Quake was bad enough for Military assistance.
C130's kept us alive in Turkey when Tumpane went on strike. They brought us our food. I still like brussel sprouts after having to eat them for 30 days straight.
The local Sheriff was carrying on about in case of tornados, etc. The military press release had them reloading a Ghost rider Gunship with 155mm and 30mm rounds in case of war. Someone is not on the same page. Hahahahaha.
@@mikeking7381, Lt. James H. Flatley III was the pilot of that C-130. He's now a retired Rear Admiral. He was our Commanding Officer on the USS Saratoga in 1980. There are videos of it on RU-vid.
Other videos state they practised off loading equipment, refueling the planes and re-stocking ammo. AR ANG and SPecial Operations planes. That doesn't look like practice for delivering supplies after an earthquake.
@@ChrizGrizzly No, they did not. The interstates were never designed for aircraft, and if you had a shred of common sense, you'd look it up and know you were wrong.
