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V28VX37
16-10-2015, 06:11 PM
"With a 103-foot wingspan but a body that's just 63-feet long, the layout of the U-2 makes a traditional landing setup infeasible. Instead, the U-2 utilizes a pair of wheels, one up front and one in back. With such a bizarre layout, landings are so tough that since the U-2's earliest flights at Area 51, the US Air Force has used high-performance chase cars to guide the pilot down safely."

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Via http://www.autoblog.com/2015/10/15/high-performance-cars-help-u2-spyplane-land/

IJ.
16-10-2015, 06:17 PM
MythBusters did a special on this was good to see the chase car ;)

CLUBRED
19-10-2015, 01:44 PM
I seem to recall seeing them used in the James May special On the Moon or Edge of Space aswell.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQenNw2s1cA