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Now, IAF plans to land its cargo planes on Agra-Lucknow Expresswa
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 By: HT Source Link: CLICK HERE
After two successful touchdowns by its fighter jets on expressways in Uttar Pradesh last year, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will attempt to land its transport planes on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in October.
A state government spokesperson said the IAF was preparing to land its cargo planes on the road-runway on the expressway.
The Agra-Lucknow Expressway has India’s first road runway.
The IAF landed seven of its Sukhoi and Mirage 2000 planes on the Unnao section of the expressway in November last year. Before that, the IAF had landed its Mirage 2000s on the Yamuna Expressway near Agra and on the airstrip at Saifai village in Etawah district in May last year.
The 3.3-km stretch of the 302-km expressway can be used to land fighter jets and transport planes in emergencies when military airfields are unavailable.
Till now, IAF has not landed its planes on roads in any other state.
The Agra-Lucknow Expressway was built at a cost of Rs 13,200-crore in 22 months by the Akhilesh Yadav government. The six-lane expressway is India’s longest one and can be expanded to eight lanes.
http://www.defencenews.in/article/N...argo-planes-on-Agra-Lucknow-Expressway-263384
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 By: HT Source Link: CLICK HERE
After two successful touchdowns by its fighter jets on expressways in Uttar Pradesh last year, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will attempt to land its transport planes on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in October.
A state government spokesperson said the IAF was preparing to land its cargo planes on the road-runway on the expressway.
The Agra-Lucknow Expressway has India’s first road runway.
The IAF landed seven of its Sukhoi and Mirage 2000 planes on the Unnao section of the expressway in November last year. Before that, the IAF had landed its Mirage 2000s on the Yamuna Expressway near Agra and on the airstrip at Saifai village in Etawah district in May last year.
The 3.3-km stretch of the 302-km expressway can be used to land fighter jets and transport planes in emergencies when military airfields are unavailable.
Till now, IAF has not landed its planes on roads in any other state.
The Agra-Lucknow Expressway was built at a cost of Rs 13,200-crore in 22 months by the Akhilesh Yadav government. The six-lane expressway is India’s longest one and can be expanded to eight lanes.
http://www.defencenews.in/article/N...argo-planes-on-Agra-Lucknow-Expressway-263384
