Perry Mick wrote:

I usually plan my cross countries along Interstate Highway routes
when possible, because the Long-EZ is not a rough/short
field aircraft, nor would it do well landing in a field (small tires).

Just read this in Machine Design:

"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."

--
Perry J. Mick
Duckt N7XR
http://www.ductedfan.com

FWIW:

The same interstate system was designed to permit the rapid deployment and
repositioning of military equipment across the country (that was the initial
impetus for the whole thing.... the highway benefits were the civilian
justification/cover story).  All of the curves are banked and/or radiused to
permit the military transport vehicles of the day (50s & 60s) to travel
unimpeded at speeds up to 100 mph.  Unfortunately, even military transport
trucks were much less punishing back then than the big over-the-road semis
used today.  That's one reason why the system is in such poor shape these
days... getting pounded to death.

Tom Kendall

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