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November 7, 2013
The following statement is false: The Eisenhower Interstate Highway System requires that one mile in every five must be straight
In a 1943 presentation to the American Association of State Highway Officials, Commissioner of Public Roads Thomas H. MacDonald explained how it worked. "A flight strip consists of one runway, laid down in the direction of the prevailing wind, and a shelter with telephone for the custodians at the site and for itinerant flyers in an emergency. Fuel storage facilities are not provided unless airplanes are based there permanently. Instead, oil companies will keep stocks of aviation gasoline at gas stations along the highway and truck it to the flight strip as it is needed." One Mile in Five - - Public Roads
Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 7, 2013 2:13 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.