IAF jet lands successfully on Yamuna expressway

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hahaha. what i mean is if you can travel at 220 kmph without hitting the roof of your car, then the road is decent.
220 kmph...whhhhhaaaat ???

its not 'the jetsons' you know,

or it must be part of some f1 track circuit, :laugh:

if they can land mirage jet on it and the road is able to take its engine heat then its ok enough.
Done 205 kmph , in Honda Civic , on the same road . And it was surely smooth ride.

Is it GOOD enough for You??
 

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May be , but i don't think Hyd ORR is a concrete road. Yamuna Expressway is made out of concrete foundation.
The section between GB and Kokapet (that pic) is tarmac-quality, built on reinforced elevation, and lacks reflective studs on its lane markers. You could comfortably land an A380.
 

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IAF jet lands successfully on Yamuna expressway

The IAF's Mirage 2000 successfully landed on Yamuna Expressway near Mathura on Thursday.

It's a kind of first for military aviation in India.

The landing has been done First time in India by Indian Airforce. During WWII, As it turns out, the feat wasn't quite so novel. During World War II, air force planes routinely landed on Calcutta's Red Road, by the Maidan. According to an article on the website Bharat Rakshak:
"To strengthen India's air defences, particularly around Calcutta, a number of Hurricane squadrons were rushed out, and airfields came into being all around the city. The most famous and visible one of these airstrips was a 1100 yard section of the Red Road, between Chowringhee and the Maidan. It was not an easy strip to operate from due to the camber of the road surface and the ornamental balustrades that flanked the road on both sides, and there were occasional mishaps, but the pilots enjoyed using the restaurants lining Chowringhee as their Ready Room, and the sight of fighters operating from the heart of the city did much to improve the morale of the citizenry."
Here is a clip of the No 681 Squadron of the Royal Air Force in action in the heart of the city, with its Spitfire and Hurricane fighters.

http://scroll.in/article/729244/wat...-in-the-heart-of-calcutta-during-world-war-ii
 

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The landing has been done First time in India by Indian Airforce. During WWII, As it turns out, the feat wasn't quite so novel. During World War II, air force planes routinely landed on Calcutta's Red Road, by the Maidan. According to an article on the website Bharat Rakshak:
"To strengthen India's air defences, particularly around Calcutta, a number of Hurricane squadrons were rushed out, and airfields came into being all around the city. The most famous and visible one of these airstrips was a 1100 yard section of the Red Road, between Chowringhee and the Maidan. It was not an easy strip to operate from due to the camber of the road surface and the ornamental balustrades that flanked the road on both sides, and there were occasional mishaps, but the pilots enjoyed using the restaurants lining Chowringhee as their Ready Room, and the sight of fighters operating from the heart of the city did much to improve the morale of the citizenry."
Here is a clip of the No 681 Squadron of the Royal Air Force in action in the heart of the city, with its Spitfire and Hurricane fighters.

http://scroll.in/article/729244/wat...-in-the-heart-of-calcutta-during-world-war-ii
Those were the days... Spitfire and Hurricane. Great planes and great pilots. Who is the Indian ace of WWII with most victories on one?
 

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Those were the days... Spitfire and Hurricane. Great planes and great pilots. Who is the Indian ace of WWII with most victories on one?
Nothing to be proud of. That was not our war to fight. Those who fought on the side of the British while the Indians were being starved to death by Winston Churchill's government were traitors of the nation, they deserve no positive mention.
 

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Nothing to be proud of. That was not our war to fight. Those who fought on the side of the British while the Indians were being starved to death by Winston Churchill's government were traitors of the nation, they deserve no positive mention.

Well, then it pleases you that Ilmari Juutilainen, top ace of FiAF, shot down 94 confirmed enemies, among them few hurricanes flown in Russia by Brits. Churchill also declared war on Finland... so we are brothers in arms!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilmari_Juutilainen

 

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