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Title: U-2 landing
Post by: MachFly on February 04, 2012, 04:04:40 PM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY)
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I know that thing is hard to land...but $h1t!
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: Krupinski on February 04, 2012, 04:44:23 PM: That plane needs training wheels!
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: colmbo on February 04, 2012, 05:57:00 PM: I bet it's the yoke causing the issues. :D

Tail-dragger with no prop blast would suck.
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: Nypsy on February 04, 2012, 06:25:03 PM: Man, that is one tough airplane. Couple of those landings were very rough and the planes looked pretty much intact.
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: MachFly on February 04, 2012, 06:25:31 PM: Quote from: colmbo on February 04, 2012, 05:57:00 PM
I bet it's the yoke causing the issues. :D

:bhead
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: Seanaldinho on February 04, 2012, 08:33:47 PM: Its a rocket with a glider and two "innocent bystanders" thrown on.

Met a U-2 pilot once very cool guy wore his flightsuit throughout one of my aviation classes awhile ago.
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: Bodhi on February 04, 2012, 08:42:48 PM: very cool.
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: B-17 on February 04, 2012, 08:44:06 PM: Some of those were pretty nice
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: oakranger on February 04, 2012, 08:59:29 PM: WOW! For a high end spy plane, they sure must go through a lot of them.
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Post by: 4deck on February 05, 2012, 07:55:26 AM: Man, think there was one landing I didnt cringe. :O
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: colmbo on February 05, 2012, 12:26:16 PM: Quote from: Seanaldinho on February 04, 2012, 08:33:47 PM

Met a U-2 pilot once very cool guy wore his flightsuit throughout one of my aviation classes awhile ago.

Maybe one of the landings in the vid was his and he just hasn't gotten the seat of his suit out of the crack yet. :D
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: Shifty on February 05, 2012, 01:53:17 PM: Quote from: oakranger on February 04, 2012, 08:59:29 PM
WOW! For a high end spy plane, they sure must go through a lot of them.

Total production was something like 104 aircraft.
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: oakranger on February 06, 2012, 02:19:37 AM: Quote from: Shifty on February 05, 2012, 01:53:17 PM
Total production was something like 104 aircraft.

I take that back. They must have very good aircraft insurance to cover all the damages. How are you doing shifty?
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: MachFly on February 06, 2012, 02:20:31 AM: Quote from: oakranger on February 06, 2012, 02:19:37 AM
I take that back. They must have very good aircraft insurance to cover all the damages.

Oh yeah. We got to pay for it. :old:
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: Sonicblu on February 06, 2012, 02:49:00 PM: Looks like Corky Jr got to land a U-2. :devil
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: Puma44 on February 06, 2012, 03:06:43 PM: Here's how it's done after the training is complete.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VENI-uE9gxU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: clerick on February 06, 2012, 03:15:05 PM: I wonder if this was any easier...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8HMPMYL19E&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8HMPMYL19E&feature=related)
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: Puma44 on February 06, 2012, 03:27:23 PM: Looks like the hook greatly reduced the "Yahoo!" effect.
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: MachFly on February 06, 2012, 06:05:39 PM: Quote from: clerick on February 06, 2012, 03:15:05 PM
I wonder if this was any easier...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8HMPMYL19E&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8HMPMYL19E&feature=related)

Should be harder because the airplane still does not perform well at low speeds but this time your runway is short and it moves.
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: Babalonian on February 06, 2012, 06:34:27 PM: 2:40 - "What else could possibley go wrong with today..."
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: colmbo on February 06, 2012, 10:46:28 PM: Quote from: MachFly on February 06, 2012, 06:05:39 PM
Should be harder because the airplane still does not perform well at low speeds but this time your runway is short and it moves.

If it performed poorly at low speed, never read anything that said it has any issues. One guy did say something about deck angle on takeoff is very impressive and it's a race to get the gear up before exceeding Vle.
Title: Re: U-2 landing
Post by: B-17 on February 07, 2012, 08:16:02 PM: Quote from: clerick on February 06, 2012, 03:15:05 PM
I wonder if this was any easier...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8HMPMYL19E&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8HMPMYL19E&feature=related)

That's the definition of insanity :uhoh