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Title: Spy plane flight
Post by: Widewing on September 24, 2009, 11:06:15 PM

A nicely done video of a flight in a U2...

http://www.wimp.com/breathtakingfootage/ (http://www.wimp.com/breathtakingfootage/)


My regards,

Widewing

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: SIK1 on September 24, 2009, 11:32:44 PM

Cool! Thanks for that WW.

I live just 100 miles north of Beale AFB and I have yet to see a U2 in flight.

I did get to see an SR71 when it did a fly by at the local airshow a few years back and that was awesome.

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: cactuskooler on September 25, 2009, 12:43:11 AM

Great footage, I'd love to do that someday.

Frequently the U2s that fly out of Beale AFB come over here to Chico and practice flameouts at our airport.

A couple months ago at the Beale Airshow, they had a U2 do a high speed pass at 70k. Just a small contrail to mark its location.

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: JunkyII on September 25, 2009, 12:55:53 AM

One of my Sqauddies showed me this film, would be awesome being that high :salute

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: Have on September 25, 2009, 01:31:34 AM

Great video, thanks for sharing the link  :aok

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: Rino on September 25, 2009, 06:50:33 AM

     Thanks Widewing, you always come up with amazing stuff  :aok

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: allaire on September 25, 2009, 09:02:53 AM

Nice find WW.  Did I hear that right a 500 ft takeoff roll?

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: 633DH98 on September 25, 2009, 06:04:22 PM

104 knots indicated at the edge of space. 

I didn't realize it was "Captain Slow" (James May) from Top Gear until the helmet came off.

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: Strip on September 25, 2009, 07:24:33 PM

Yep, 500 feet takeoff roll, its closer to a glider than a true jet.

(http://ussamerica-museumfoundation.org/U2Plane/u2_2.jpg)

Strip

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: Strip on September 25, 2009, 07:25:37 PM

Landing speed of 76 knots....

 :eek:

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: SectorNine50 on September 25, 2009, 10:24:02 PM

U2's are usually single seat aircraft, right?

They didn't fabricate that U2 just for Top Gear, did they?!

What an experience, I'm sincerely jealous... :cry

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: 633DH98 on September 26, 2009, 11:16:57 AM

U-2 trainer.

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: Saurdaukar on October 05, 2009, 12:59:55 PM

Youtube blocked for me at work.  Is that the James May U2 video?

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: 633DH98 on October 05, 2009, 03:37:10 PM

Yes.

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: OOZ662 on October 05, 2009, 05:47:21 PM

Wow...thanks for that.

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: mensa180 on October 10, 2009, 10:02:53 PM

fantastic footage, thanks widewing

Title: Re: Spy plane flight
Post by: Kurtank on October 10, 2009, 10:16:32 PM

Utterly unbelievable. Even when viewed through a crappy old video screen, the images they recorded were simply out of this world. I had to pick my jaw up off the desk when they came down from orbit. Thank you so much for linking to that, it completely made my day.