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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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 Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:50 am Post subject: U2 |
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A bit off topic but who cares, te U2 is a monowheel just like the Europa, no wonder they have such trouble on the runway! The Harrier looks similar but in fact the main wheel is at the back and that's the way it should be, same mass distribution as tri gear.
This link was on the canard group forum, great minds do tend to think alike!
Graham
You get an incredible sensation up there. As you look out the windows, it feels like you're floating, it feels like you're not moving, but you're actually going 500 mph..
The U-2 was built to go higher than any other aircraft. In fact today, more than 50 years since it went into production, the U-2 flies higher than any aircraft in the world with the exception of the space shuttle.
It is flying more missions and longer missions than ever before -nearly 70 missions a month over Iraq and Afghanistan, an operational tempo that is unequaled in history.
The pilots fly for 11 hours at a time, sometimes more than 11 hours up there alone.
By flying so high, the U-2 has the capability of doing reconnaissance
over a country without actually violating its airspace.
It can look off to the side, peering 300 miles or more inside a country without actually flying over it.
It can "see" in the dark and through clouds.
It can also "hear," intercepting conversations 14 miles below.
The U-2, an incredible piece of history and also a current piece of
high technology, is at the center of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Enjoy the ride!
Lockheed U-2
Take A Ride in a Spy Plane, Click the link below. Go to the lower
right corner of the screen and click the icon immediately to the left of the volume
control to bring up the full screen.
http://www.wimp. com/breathtaking footage/
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fklein(at)orcasonline.com
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:10 am Post subject: U2 |
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On Oct 31, 2010, at 3:45 AM, GRAHAM SINGLETON wrote:
| Quote: | | A bit off topic but who cares, te U2 is a monowheel just like the Europa, |
Thanks for the link Graham...
Here's a link demonstrating some of the less benign aspects of the U2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eamnTyfkUBY
Fred
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