Lockheed U-2 Flight For Two "Great Footage"

The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is a single-engine, very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency. It provides day and night, very high-altitude (70,000 feet / 21,000 meters), all-weather surveillance. The aircraft is also used for electronic sensor research and development, satellite calibration, and satellite data validation.
Surely the most amazing and humbling views to be seen by any human on a regular basis. The view from a U-2 cruising at 70,000ft as the sky above turns black and the curvature of the Earth is visible. Despite first flying over 50 years ago, the U-2 continues to serve in the USAF, having outlasted its Mach 3 replacement, the SR-71 (also from Lockheed). The only people to have gone gone higher on any sort of regular basis were SR-71 pilots. Astronautics have, of course, gone higher still, but certainly not on a regular basis.
Source: Apache Clips * Crew: One * Length: 63 ft (19.2 m) * Wingspan: 103 ft (31.4 m) * Height: 16 ft (4.88 m) * Wing area: 1,000 ft² (92.9 m²) * Aspect ratio: 10.6 * Empty weight: 14,300 lb (6,760 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 40,000 lb (18,100 kg) * Powerplant: 1× General Electric F118-101 turbofan, 19,000 lbf (84.5 kN) * Maximum speed: 434 knots (500 mph, 805 km/h) * Cruise speed: 373 knots (429 mph, 690 km/h) * Range: 5,566 nmi (6,405 mi, 10,300 km) * Service ceiling: 70,000+ ft (21,300+ m) * Flight endurance: 12 hours

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[jimmy19582009]

awsome!!!