*|FNAME|*Oct 16, 2025

Betcha can’t do this with an #F35. But the #Grippen is built for this.

“Canadian Air Force pilots conduct highway landing in Estonia”
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canadian-air-force-pilots-conduct-highway-landing-in-estonia/

Canadian Air Force pilots conduct highway landing in Estonia

Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilots successfully landed CF-188 Hornet fighter jets on a public Estonian highway on Monday, something the force says it has never done before.

CTVNews
Show threadmaya_b 🇨🇦Oct 16, 2025

@fname

pretty sure there's video of it on YT (for the f-35). and the Grippon too.

the Grippen is still way cooler though. and cheaper, and comes with IP transfer, and in Canada maintenance and support, and and and all sorts of other benefits over the f-35

Show thread*|FNAME|*Oct 16, 2025

@maya_b
Indeed.

I stand corrected.

https://youtu.be/k7ZRfdBc7zY

F-35 Lightning II Lands on Highway in Finland for the First Time

YouTube
Show threadTim LavoieOct 17, 2025
@fname @maya_b Funny that the title only mentions the F-35, but the video shows pretty much everybody else landing there too. (Including Gripens, F-18, and whatever that little red one is.)
Show thread*|FNAME|*Oct 17, 2025
@tim_lavoie @maya_b
Yeah, I noticed that too. I thought the red thing was a Snowbird at first! 😀
Show threadTim Lavoie
@fname @maya_b Same here!
Oct 17, 2025 at 3:40pmWeb