To: yankeedame
Who knew that a U-2’s max speed was a mere 410 mph? Not I.
28 posted on
02/19/2009 7:19:51 AM PST by
Attention Surplus Disorder
(Mr. Bernanke, have you started working on your book about the second GREATER depression?")
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
This figure seems low to me too. U2’s main strength was flying high.
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
At altitude, the flying envelope was five knots. Five
knots between never exceed speed and stall.
44 posted on
02/19/2009 7:41:34 AM PST by
OregonRancher
(Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Who knew that a U-2’s max speed was a mere 410 mph? Not I.Well, the wings were kind of a limitation. Plus, until the Soviets got lucky and knocked one down, they were going for altitude versus speed to stay out of danger.
They have/had them at Osan AB. They were quite a sight. I even witnessed a couple of landings where I could swear the engine was not running. It just glided in, silent as night. Usually you'd hear something as they landed, but a few times, the only thing to indicate its presence was a shadow.
45 posted on
02/19/2009 7:42:38 AM PST by
IYAS9YAS
(Obama - what you get when you mix Affirmative Action with the Peter Principle.)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
The specs aren’t right on some of those photo’s. The U-2 photo is of a later R version. The written specs look to be from an earlier model. The R had just over a 100’ span IIRC.
The written length/span specs for the 117 HAVE to be a typo.
62 posted on
02/19/2009 2:14:04 PM PST by
Old Flat Toad
(Pima county- Home of the single vehicle accident with 40 victims.)
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