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June 22nd, 2005, 03:07
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| Administrator  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark
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|  U-2 spyplane down |
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June 22nd, 2005, 03:29
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Louisville KY USA
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down To go off topic... What I've never looked into, is why has the U-2 outlived the SR-71? Hasn't the SR-71 been retired, yet it was younger than the U-2? I watched a show about the SR-71 once - their flight suits looked like space suits! Imagine ejecting from the altitudes they fly at... |
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June 22nd, 2005, 04:02
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| Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down Plus, SR-71 cost to operate was way up there. U-2 pilots wear the same gear as the SR-71 guys did. |
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June 22nd, 2005, 06:25
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| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA
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   | Re: U-2 spyplane down Now there's an informative news article if I've ever red one ;-) Sucks about the crash though, hope the pilot, and all on the ground were ok. |
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June 22nd, 2005, 10:00
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Socal
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down Mike why don't you fly the U2 after the F117?? |
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June 22nd, 2005, 10:29
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bermuda Triangle
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down That's pretty bad! I hope the pilot is okay, I met a lady who flies the U2; hope it wasn't her. |
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June 22nd, 2005, 11:21
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chicago, IL
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down They update the article. Military is reporting the Pilot was killed. RIP. |
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June 22nd, 2005, 11:26
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bermuda Triangle
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down Would they release the name of this pilot? |
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June 22nd, 2005, 11:57
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| Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down "....went down during a flight in support of Operation Enduring Freedom...." Interesting.......that sort of narrows down the area of interest to a few notable "finalists". Hostile action? Maybe. You've gotta wonder why the pilot didn't get out. At least he didn't have to take the NaCN pills. |
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June 22nd, 2005, 12:54
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chicago, IL
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down They're stating the pilot crashed while trying to land in U.A.E |
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June 22nd, 2005, 13:47
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| Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Socal
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down [ QUOTE ] At least he didn't have to take the NaCN pills. [/ QUOTE ] What are they? |
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June 22nd, 2005, 14:32
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Boston MA
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down I still can't believe the military was able to develop this aircraft over 50 years ago. Makes you wonder what they are capable of doing nowadays. |
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June 22nd, 2005, 16:24
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Peterborough, NH
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down [ QUOTE ] I still can't believe the military was able to develop this aircraft over 50 years ago. Makes you wonder what they are capable of doing nowadays. [/ QUOTE ] Where do you think all the UFO sightings come from...  If I were the government, I'd let people think they are UFOs to cover up my secret aircraft  NaCN = poison tablets to prevent spilling the beans about the mission and plane! also, my condolences to the pilot and family... |
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June 22nd, 2005, 20:49
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DTW
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down The gov't just wants you to believe they parked all the 71's. But I remember reading that 2 of the airframes can't be accounted for. Not counting the planes NASA flies... |
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June 22nd, 2005, 23:56
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Home Sweet Home!
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down Al Dhafra Air Base, about an hour outside the capital city of Abu Dhabi. The base is used by U.S. forces. I've landed there to refuel before going up to Afghanistan, We parked on the U2 Ramp. Jim |
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June 23rd, 2005, 02:44
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| Old Skool  | Re: U-2 spyplane down [ QUOTE ] I still can't believe the military was able to develop this aircraft over 50 years ago. Makes you wonder what they are capable of doing nowadays. [/ QUOTE ] You never know, afterall, they were able to keep the B2 & the F117 secret for a while, there could be a new type of airplane flying right now that we do not know about.... |
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June 23rd, 2005, 05:40
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| Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I still can't believe the military was able to develop this aircraft over 50 years ago. Makes you wonder what they are capable of doing nowadays. [/ QUOTE ] You never know, afterall, they were able to keep the B2 & the F117 secret for a while, there could be a new type of airplane flying right now that we do not know about.... [/ QUOTE ] hmm...this could be the last time we hear from Mpenguin, take it easy man  |
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June 23rd, 2005, 06:05
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia
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| Re: U-2 spyplane down [ QUOTE ] I still can't believe the military was able to develop this aircraft over 50 years ago. Makes you wonder what they are capable of doing nowadays. [/ QUOTE ] Chalk that up to Kelly Johnson and a smarter government back then. They just told Kelly what they needed, handed him a blank check (which he never abused) and then walked away, no meddling. Kelly always over-delivered and gave them more for their money. If we had turned the space program over to him instead of the Germans we'd be flying into space today. D'oh! As to what they are capable of today? Pretty much anything as long as it's late and massively over budget!  Rules of the Skunkworks And RIP to our valiant spy. |
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