frankv74 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Enjoy Frank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 You can pick out the F-4 when it is still just a speck by the smoke trail. Darwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Les / Creative Edge Photo Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 You can pick out the F-4 when it is still just a speck by the smoke trail.Darwin The 104 was also easy for me by the rate of speed it was still going as it approached for its touch and go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Those shots look SO OLD!!!!!! Then I remember......."Oh yeah, thats when I joined the army." I must have looked that geeky back then too. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Nick Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 They still had F-86Ds in service in the early 80s? :D Great video, interesting to see that it wasn't just the East Germans with highways as runways. But I suspect this was an Autobahn being trialled as runway before the road officially opened. Anybody know where? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 That was awesome stuff!!!! Did they always use the Autoban for an airstrip? Yup. I remember being at Ramstein in the early 1980's and launching F-4E's and C-130's from autobahns and other roads, for that matter. The U.S. interstate system is set up for air operations as well. I forget the exact rule, but one mile out of every five or ten miles (or something like that) has to be a straight line for possible contingency aircraft operations. It was the same in Turkey when I was there. They don't really have anything like interstates or autobahns there (except around Istanbul) but I remember seeing roads that had places that could used as runways. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) They still had F-86Ds in service in the early 80s? That's an Italian built G.91 probably in Luftwaffe service. Edited April 28, 2010 by Kalashnikov-47 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) They still had F-86Ds in service in the early 80s? :D ... F-86D: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http...ved=0CAkQ9QEwAA Fiat G.91: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_G.91 "Wenn ich mich aufwachse, möchten ein Sabrehund sein." Looked like a Luftwaffe G.91R-3 to me. Thanks for posting Frank, nice vid. Edited April 28, 2010 by MikeC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Musical_Box Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 They still had F-86Ds in service in the early 80s? :D Unless I missed something, those are G-91's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedIndian Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) They still had F-86Ds in service in the early 80s? Great video, interesting to see that it wasn't just the East Germans with highways as runways. But I suspect this was an Autobahn being trialled as runway before the road officially opened. Anybody know where? Not F-86D's but Fiat G-91s. *EDIT* okay, already solved... above :D The exercise took place on a section of the Autobahn (A27) near the town of Neuenwalde. When you look it up in Google Earth, to center that section go to 53°43'07.95''N, 8°39'44.86E. From there about 1 Kilometers both to the North and the South you can see similar styled parking lots and not far from them bridges going above the Autobahn. Those are the bridges visible in the video. At least that is what I suspect. Greetings, Rafael Edited April 28, 2010 by RedIndian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Nick Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Time to take my contacts out and wear my glasses :D A G.91 makes more sense. Great to watch however! I read the comments in the video and the links lead me to believe this is on the A29 at Ahlhorn. http://bit.ly/93GzX1 has a list of similar events and locations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slacy Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Enjoy Frank nice camo on that C-130 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F106A Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Looks like the Herk was the only one that was able to land there! Seriously though, did the fighters need arresting cables, or could they actually land in that distance? Cool vid! Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Looks like the Herk was the only one that was able to land there! Seriously though, did the fighters need arresting cables, or could they actually land in that distance?Cool vid! Mark They could set up arresting equipment along the side of the road. Some places had arresting equipment in place. Mark, you're still flying around... If you're ever at Ramstein, go out the west gate and there's a long stretch of straight road. It's unusable as such now but during the cold war that was a contingency runway with everything in place. It was always ready to use at a moment's notice back then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moose135 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 The U.S. interstate system is set up for air operations as well. I forget the exact rule, but one mile out of every five or ten miles (or something like that) has to be a straight line for possible contingency aircraft operations. That's an old myth... http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/mayjun00/onemileinfive.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 That's an old myth...http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/mayjun00/onemileinfive.htm Interesting.... "old" is correct... I don't recall where I "learned" that, but it's something I've "known" for most of my adult life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F106A Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 That's an old myth...http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/mayjun00/onemileinfive.htm Good info. I have to admit, at 46 years old, I have always bought into that myth, and this is the first time I have ever heard otherwise. Thank you VERY much!! Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nev Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Cool video What camo was the Herc in? I don't know if its the washed out light, but I didn't recognise it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 nice camo on that C-130 Almost looks like the Australian scheme, although I bet thats the film. What actually is the camo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidGreer Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 That was the desert sheme. http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=900829 The C-130E must be from the 435TAW/37TAS "The blue tail flies" from Frankfurt Rhein-Main. They had 3-4 Hercs painted like that back in the late 70´s/early 80´s, but a few Hercs at Pope AFB were also painted in that sheme. Cheers David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Some nations still maintain this capability. Here is a training exercise with a Gripen landing on a road, refueling, rearming, and taking off: http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=QJQKCUjcslM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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