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U2 'Dragonlady' pilots spy on ISIS from the edge of space

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Zaphod58

posted on Jan, 19 2017 @ 07:46 AM
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a reply to: Azureblue

There is a difference. They're not wasting time on the airframe, flying the limited aircraft they have, to see what you're doing. They're using them to watch what potential adversaries are up to.


Zaphod58

posted on Feb, 13 2017 @ 03:16 PM
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Interesting bit of history. On Feb 2nd,the second U-2 in the fleet, and first used by the Expeditionary Force, reached 30,000 flight hours during a mission.


Blackfinger

posted on Feb, 13 2017 @ 09:11 PM
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Seeing they dont pull a lot of G,s what are the hours like on the airframes?


Zaphod58

posted on Feb, 22 2017 @ 05:27 PM
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a reply to: Blackfinger

Sorry, saw this and meant to answer, but it slipped my mind.

Theoretically, upwards of 50,000.




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