From: Tony Castagno (TCastagno@openspan.com)
Date: Mon Feb 20 2006 - 12:47:48 PST
This is actually an Urban Legend
http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/airstrip.asp
I used to think it was true... and cool... but unfortunately it's untrue.
Tony Castagno
Chief Technology Officer
Direct: 678-336-1939
Mobile: 404-512-9221
www.openspan.com
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From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Gill
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 3:10 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] did you know that
At 6:19 AM -0600 2/20/06, Everette wrote:
>The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must
>be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war
>or other emergencies
Consider that the system was started in the heady
days after WWII under Ike's administration when
the threat of invasion seemed amazingly real.
Then consider that after WWI, the British thought
they'd never see an invasion threat and then, 30
years later they were fortifying their country as
fast as they could.
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Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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