U-2 Dragon Lady: Landings
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Uploaded by tomcatav8r on Nov 29, 2008
The U-2 Dragon Lady is the most difficult plane to land in the world. The two-week-long pilot interview involves three flights. All interview landings are videotaped.
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@ACDCHighV0ltage Some of the guys in the U-2 program are from a navy background (Former f-14 and -18 guys), and will go back to the Navy after their stint with the U-2 is done.
tyfly867 1 week ago
Lands better with the gear up !!!!
izzysure 1 week ago
Typical Air Force. Now, if those had been Naval Aviators, it would have been a different story!
ACDCHighV0ltage 3 weeks ago
@Stickman698 After reading this comment I think I understand where out miscommunication and confusion came from. You're talking about actual landing, I was referring to after touching down, during the taxi, but before pogo installation.
ashermerkabah 3 weeks ago
@Stickman698 the original question was how does it keep balanced during landings. When forward motion (aka momentum) runs out, the plane falls on its side. That's all I was stating. When the plane is stopped, without pogo's, it falls over. This plane will not stay upright without pogo's in, that and to taxi are the sole reasons for their existence. I'm trying to avoid a technical/philosophical debate over the difference between motion and momentum. I was using it as a synonym.
ashermerkabah 3 weeks ago
@ashermerkabah It does NOT land on momentum. It lands on jet engine power.
And I know that a plane not moving generates no lift [other than a few exceptions].
But it uses the LIFT, generated by the forward MOTION, NOT MOMENTUM to balance.
Stickman698 3 weeks ago
@Stickman698 without forward momentum, there is no lift. A plane not moving doesn't have lift. And this plane falls over if its not moving, without pogos inserted.
ashermerkabah 3 weeks ago
@ashermerkabah Actually it's just the lift from the wings being sufficient to stabilize it until it's lower than a certain airspeed.
Stickman698 4 weeks ago
Are these planes repaired after crashing?
trailextremist 1 month ago
@jtm11995 Forward momentum, until they slow down enough to fall over to one side. At this point the crew chiefs and avionics crew run out and put in the pogos (temporary wheels inserted in the wings). The crew has to use their body weight on one wing to bring the other wing up so that pogo can be put in. Then it taxi's back to the hanger.
ashermerkabah 1 month ago