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Topic started on 10-8-2009 @ 05:57 PM by zorgon
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Lockheed U-2 Flight - 70,000ft (2 Seat TU-2 Trainer)
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 06:26 PM by zorgon
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To get permission to fly this is the training to go through to be allowed
Lockheed U-2 Flight - The Training + Extra Flight Scenes
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 06:27 PM by watchZEITGEISTnow
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"gob smacked!"
hey zorgon - it got to 70000 feet - how much higher could it go? If it went into "space" by mistake, could it come back? That really was an amazing
video - thank you
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 06:27 PM by phi1618
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Very cool video, it was posted somewhere on this forum a few days ago. We have planes that can fly right up to the edge. Truly amazing.
I think it lends some credence to Government UFO's.
PS isnt that plane like 50 years old?
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 06:29 PM by zorgon
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I think a Pegasus Field trip is in order
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 06:34 PM by Hastobemoretolife
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Thanks for posting that. That would be quite a breathtaking experience. I wonder how long it takes to climb to 70,000 feet?
Also did that guy have glasses on?
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 06:37 PM by Hastobemoretolife
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I just saw an excerpt while trying to find out how many miles 70,000 ft. was( a little more than 13 miles) and the service ceiling is 84,000 ft.
That is high.
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 06:55 PM by jkrog08
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If it went into "space" by mistake, could it come back?
It couldn't make it to space, it does not have enough power to do so. But if it hypothetically did its' engines would not work, as there is no air
for the jet engine to breath. But it would be able to eventually come back down due to orbital decay, although it would burn up in the atmosphere, as
it is not adequately shielded for re-entry.
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 06:56 PM by jkrog08
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 06:59 PM by azzllin
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The show was called James May at the edge of Space, was broadcast by the BBC in July, it was excellent, James May is a presenter on the BBC has
several different information shows, latest being James May on the moon.
I'm not sure if BBC iplayer still has it available to watch, but I'm certain the whole show can be found somewhere, if I remember right it was
almost an hour long, and followed him through the training etc.
Also the week before he did a show about the Apollo Missions, at the end of that show was the run up to his training for this flight.
Incredible footage, guy was in tears when he saw the curvature of the Planet.
To add during the flight the pilot tells him the difference between lift and stall is only a matter of a couple of knots air speed.
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 07:29 PM by DarksDeception
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Thanks for the awesome clip zorgon!
I am into skydiving and all I could imagine was jumping out of that plane at 70 000 ft, let alone 30 000 ft higher than that.
103 000 feet skydive.
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 09:39 PM by LSWONE
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Originally posted by zorgon
I think a Pegasus Field trip is in order
Come on Down! One of Blackswift's cousins was teasing us a few days ago!
Last night "Someone" decided to wake us up around 2 AM.
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reply posted on 10-8-2009 @ 09:56 PM by watchZEITGEISTnow
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reply to post by jkrog08
Cool thanks for the lesson!
and @zorgon I wanna come on a Pegasus field trip !
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reply posted on 11-8-2009 @ 01:00 AM by zorgon
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Originally posted by LSWONE
Come on Down! One of Blackswift's cousins was teasing us a few days ago!
Last night "Someone" decided to wake us up around 2 AM.
 Wasn't the Pegasus was it  Yeah I will get down that way... just not very mobile right now
October at Edwards sound interesting
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reply posted on 11-8-2009 @ 09:17 AM by LSWONE
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This one seemed too fast for a Pegasus. I am not sure what the Pegasus is capable of, but this just seemed too high and fast. 3 loud booms hitting you
in the chest and the next thing you know, this thing is gone!
As for October, I don't think I will be able to get out much. I may not have any free time until about November.
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reply posted on 11-8-2009 @ 09:28 AM by freshwreckage
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Still, flying that high in a conventional craft would be awesome though.
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reply posted on 11-8-2009 @ 12:27 PM by zorgon
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Originally posted by LSWONE
As for October, I don't think I will be able to get out much. I may not have any free time until about November. 
Well I mentioned Oct because of the air show... but after Sept I will be mobile and its only a couple hours from here so no problem
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reply posted on 11-8-2009 @ 12:33 PM by getreadyalready
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But if it hypothetically did its' engines would not work, as there is no air for the jet engine to breath. But it would be able to eventually come
back down due to orbital decay, although it would burn up in the atmosphere, as it is not adequately shielded for re-entry
That is not entirely true. If it did accidentally break from the atmosphere, it could re-enter without burning up. Its speed would not create the
heat a space shuttle or satellite would. The friction from re-entry would be no different than the friction from flight.
However, it would most certainly crash! Without the dynamic support of the atmosphere on the vertical stabilizer and wings, it would begin to tumble
or spin. Once it started a descent back into the atmosphere it would tear apart! I can't remember which test pilot's have experienced this, but it
has happened.
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reply posted on 11-8-2009 @ 12:40 PM by LSWONE
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Originally posted by zorgon
Originally posted by LSWONE
As for October, I don't think I will be able to get out much. I may not have any free time until about November. 
Well I mentioned Oct because of the air show... but after Sept I will be mobile and its only a couple hours from here so no problem
Oh yeah,
The 17th is blocked out on my calendar for a special event. I can get us "cool" seats. Maybe this time you wont come up with wimpy excuses like I
had my legs removed.
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reply posted on 11-8-2009 @ 12:45 PM by weedwhacker
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getready,
Except....barring a Star Trek tractor beam or something, the U-2 just will not be able to EVER leave the atmosphere, no matter how tenuous.
The term "coffin corner" comes to mind. More technical term, "Flight Envelope".
Notice, in the video...which you know, the airspeed is actually quite low, I saw it at about 132K. AT its service ceiling, it has about a 2-3 knot
margin, between 'overspeed' for that altitude, and stalling.
Fragile as the wing is, I'd hate to see either events, and the structural damage resulting...
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