A bit off topic but who cares, te U2 is a monowheel just like the Europa, n
o =0Awonder they have such trouble on the runway! The Harrier looks similar
but in =0Afact the main wheel is at the back and that's the way it should
be, same mass =0Adistribution as tri gear.=0AThis link was on the canard gr
oup forum, great minds do tend to think alike!=0AGraham=0A=0AYou get an inc
redible sensation up there. As you look out the windows, it feels =0Alike
you're floating, it feels like you're not moving, but you're actually =0Ag
oing 500 mph.. =0A=0A=0AThe U-2 was built to go higher than any other airc
raft. In fact today, more =0Athan 50 years since it went into production,
the U-2 flies higher than any =0Aaircraft in the world with the exception
of the space shuttle. =0A=0A=0AIt is flying more missions and longer missio
ns than ever before -nearly 70 =0Amissions a month over Iraq and Afghanist
an, an operational tempo that is =0Aunequaled in history. =0A=0A=0AThe pil
ots fly for 11 hours at a time, sometimes more than 11 hours up there =0Aal
one. =0A=0A=0ABy flying so high, the U-2 has the capability of doing reconn
aissance =0A=0Aover a country without actually violating its airspace. =0A
=0AIt can look off to the side, peering 300 miles or more inside a country
without =0Aactually flying over it. =0A=0A=0AIt can "see" in the dark and t
hrough clouds. =0A=0AIt can also "hear," intercepting conversations 14 mile
s below. =0A=0AThe U-2, an incredible piece of history and also a current p
iece of =0A=0Ahigh technology, is at the center of the wars in Iraq and Af
ghanistan. =0A=0AEnjoy the ride! =0A=0ALockheed U-2 =0A=0ATake A Ride in a
Spy Plane, Click the link below. Go to the lower =0A=0Aright corner of th
e screen and click the icon immediately to the left of the =0Avolume =0A=0A
=0Acontrol to bring up the full screen. =0A=0Ahttp://www.wimp. com/breath
taking footage/
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