Oshkosh 2001 Image Gallery: Day Seven, Picture 17

Oshkosh 2001 Image Gallery: <br>Day Seven, Picture 17

Editorial Staff

Sunday, July 29, 2001 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A military F-18 jet was observed departing, utilizing the full runway length and passing a Sukhoi on the taxiway.
This full-runway departure was termed an "express lane" for high-performance aircraft capable of "Mach 1 and above."
In contrast, "smaller" non-jet aircraft were directed to depart from an intersection further down the runway, highlighting different operational procedures.

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“Express lane…Mach 1 and above.”

A Sukhoi on the taxi way get’s passed up by an F-18 departing the runway. The “smaller” planes (read: not jets…I guess) were departing from an intersection further down the runway, but this military jet got to full use of the runway.

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