Watch: IAF conducts landing exercises on Lucknow-Agra Expressway
The drill was carried out to hone the pilots’ skills to land on expressway in case of emergencies.
As part of its exercise to use highways as landing strips, the Indian Air Force aircraft on Tuesday touched down on a stretch of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway. The IAF’s C-130 Super Hercules aircraft, its Jaguars, Mirages, Sukhoi 230s were among the 16 fighter jets that took part in the exercise.
This is the first emergency drill conducted on the expressway since it was inaugurated in November 2016. A 3.3-km stretch on the six-lane Greenfield Lucknow-Agra Expressway has been marked for aircraft landings in case of emergencies when military airfields are not available.
#WATCH The first of 16 Indian Air Force planes lands on Lucknow-Agra expressway near Unnao pic.twitter.com/cx0GYkaonk
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#WATCH Indian Air Force aircraft on Lucknow-Agra expressway during IAF landing exercise pic.twitter.com/5hF9liTBcH
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#WATCH 2 IAF Sukhoi fighter jet aircraft carry out flypast during IAF's landing exercise pic.twitter.com/3Y8TY1cthu
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The expressway will remain closed for commuters till 2 pm on Tuesday. Traffic restrictions have been imposed on Monday and Tuesday to ensure smooth conduct of the drill, The Indian Express reported.