U-2 arrival at the Palmdale Airport

A bare metal U-2 (rarely seen) was doing some touch n go's, go arounds, and hi/low key approaches at the Palmdale Airport/Plant 42. I didnt record the touch n go because it was so far away and hard to see.

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[Josh Ortiz]

If you go to flightaware and look up this airport (KPMD), you will see that they do a lot of test flights almost daily.

[fullyautoproductions]

Spy plane inbound!!!!!

[Jon P]

It is bare metal because of an inspection that is done ever 10 years or so many flying hours where the aircraft is taken apart, basically to nothing, inspected, and rebuilt. Its doing touch and goes probably because he is doing a Functional Check Flight (FCF) that is done after the inspection. Also another reason for touch and goes is to acquire monthly hours pilots need. But due to it being Palmdale and no paint, he's probably doing FCF.

[Oliver LeBot]

why is it doing touch n gos at palmdale? and also why is it baremetal? cant be privatly owned.

[Tubes12AX7k]

Shut the engine down and go find some thermals. ;) I'm kidding. It kind of reminds me of some fun I had in a sailplane one summer.

[dyno mike]

Fuck i thought it was the band. dammit.

[Marc Newitt]

Now that is a rare sight, Its hard enough for me to see a normal one let alone a bare metal monster great catch!

[Aaron Young]

I thought any plane that is bare metal is rare aswell

[delamoursbassace]

I used to live here but now I'm stuck in Indiana. The closest thing I get here to seeing a cool aircraft such as this is this idiot who keeps flying and crashing his gyro copter.

[Max Blacksea]

And his not have tail numbers.