How US Launches its Weird U-2 Planes into Edge of Space for Secret Missions

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[@daviddarrall9384]

Super insight. Thank you. UK.😊

[@SADEKKUR]

WOOW رائع جدا ❤ نورت حلب-سورياااا والكون كله 🎉

[@velvetypotato711]

So much insight into the U-2 that we saw a whole other plane

[@lisazonfrillo9674]

US is the best ❤

[@maynardconde.2954]

Brainwashed guys...

[@yellowboot6629]

Thanks ❣️Love Aviation !

[@hokehinson5987]

Guarded these U-2 back in early 1971. McCoy AFB SAC, Orlando Florida. Every morning g at least once a week just before light, the ground crew would arrive pre- flight the plane...then at twilight the van would roll up beside plane and the unknown guy in the space suit would eventually get out carrying a box attached to his suit by a hose we all figured it a personal breathing box. Once in cockpitand hooked up the box went back into van. Later that day at sun set u-2 could be seen coming in for landing...the hangar had at least 2 aircraft in there. That post was interesting for grave yard shift. Got to walk around both aircraft...first time ever saw a zip lock baggie! The techs would remove a panel put all but one screw in bag then with last screw screw the bag to the frame so nothing would be misplaced or lost. Bet the ground crew pilfered those those zip loc bags for sandwich bags.... that U-2 was outstanding almost straight up after getting air borne. Landing was like a lazy glider...😊

[@CHINEN-MASAKI]

Good music Thanks From tokyo japan

[@CHINEN-MASAKI]

？ゆ湯島ラ他可嘉吉鞘師(や和由ゆ安い于つかゆゆゆらあまさは

[@user-qh8sp3zs9k]

The U. S. A is the Best in the World. God Bless América

[@DanielYanes-zc4db]

Estás Yumas están volados con sus equipos uffff

[@user-hr6ku7gp1g]

I didn't understand what everyone was saying about this plane, but whatever they said, say it openly.

[@ericsmith5540]

Worked the RC's at Offutt from 1989 - 2000. Great memories!

[@Shytot-1]

In 1984, during a NATO exercise, Flight lieutenant Mike Hale of the RAF intercepted a U-2 at a height which they had previously considered safe (thought to be 66,000 feet (20,000 m)). Records show that Hale also climbed to 88,000 ft (27,000 m) in his Lightning F. 3 XR749.

[@psaffer3035]

Wrote a paper in college about his shoot down! Was given the HANGER QUENN, before his flight and shotdown at an altitude way less than normal operational heights, a bit fishy!!!

[@TF5598]

hope that’s not how you spelled “hangar queen”

[@pokerEEUU]

Esos u2 fueron rediseñados no solo para espiar ..también pueden portar una ojiva..🇺🇸

[@GaryVelardo-rb6nw]

They could use a new paint job.

[@Calebiscool524]

Hey, the u-2 isn’t weird, it’s ✨✨✨✨SPECIAL✨✨✨✨✨

[@user-sv6uc4dy2l]

Hi

[@user-lp5nk8si5y]

... Es todo arcaico .. No saben que más modificarles

[@olddog103]

Mr Kelly Johnson, tooling and startup for eventual build of the U2 , SOOO !! That makes original engineering starting in the mid to late 40s, SUSPECT,, FROM CAPTURED GERMAN ENGINEERING

[@maruhumsihombing2962]

Jerman dan as. Dan sekutunya tetap terdepan di masa yg akan datang.

[@mohammedalmukhtar5428]

IBM PS/2 era Keyboards 😊

[@da_mask]

Those keyboards were nearly impossible to break.

[@user-zb1pr1cr1s]

Not the end of the universe, but the border with the universe.

[@huytiepnguyenhuytiep8307]

Trông rất giống đồ chơi của trẻ em Việt Nam chúng mình nhỉ

[@olddog103]

DRAGON LADY

[@brianwillson9567]

U2 B52 proves the point. If it aint broke, dont fix it.

[@palanka842]

67 years ago one of these planes was downed when flying over the Soviet Union and its pilot, Gary Powers, was taken prisioner, the fact is that U2 planes died in a distant past... but all of a sudden you try to revive it?

[@olddog103]

DRAGON LADY FLIES HIGH

[@deejay-su7uf]

Nothing secret about those flying telescopes.

[@eeroala5132]

LOL… you have no idea and i have no comment.

[@user-wc5bg6ky7n]

Ha,Ha,Hah…😮 😊 😮

[@jacobravenwood7968]

​@@eeroala5132lol

[@user-gd7pt3bx6y]

전쟁을 막는 길은 화합과 단결이다. 뭉치면 위기를 이기고 흩어지면 파산되🎉🎉🎉

[@user-jj2dk5ew9j]

vamos prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@tomdavis8757]

But us ordinary citizens are expected to reduce carbon footprint?

[@mooisimooi8002]

These are the humans' extreme activities causing global warming, who knows could be one of the main source of various types of natural disasters, because heat and carbon accumulated overtime.

[@user-xz1cx1mg4y]

impresionante eso huele mal esos aviones pero esta bueno que asilo agan sorpresa

[@user-jr2dz3vn5h]

👏👍🤙

[@andrasvarga4066]

Extrém vitorlázó, + + +.....

[@Tool-Meister]

Nanner Nanner Nanner... We know something you don't know... AND WE'RE NOT SHARING....

[@abrahamdelrosario9838]

uno de eso mismo derribo cuba

[@robertmurray8815]

Put a Sox on the microphone please

[@socaljarhead7670]

The modern dragon ladies are absolutely grotesque looking.

[@Arien1512-mh6qr]

US top in the world.. 💪💪💪

[@ismaelvalenzuelanahuath6410]

Estos aviones de estados unidos, son muy bonitos simple vista pero ya son detectados por los radares rusos y pueden ser derribados por Rusia, si Entraran en una guerra ambos países.

[@gusxenakes48]

I didn’t see much about the U2.

[@user-xz1cx1mg4y]

oye porque los estados unidos no enseña todos sus aviones solo dándolos sorpresas

[@nenoamos783]

US Army 😎😎😎

[@user-lk8nk7qj4j]

❤

[@susiloda2553]

Mainframe server keyboard😊😊😊

[@mauricehill9648]

La question est ; à quoi servent les satellites ,????

[@deejay-su7uf]

Satellites are in orbit and only have coverage on certain areas at certain times dependant on trajectory and global weather systems.these aircraft are more precise in their weather permitting capabilities....i would imagine.!

[@mauricehill9648]

proove it🤣

[@user-xz1cx1mg4y]

guao qerraro ese abion

[@Vllencia]

Really, is it smart to show everything you guys do or all that you have in the US to the enemies ??!

[@efoxxok7478]

There is nothing here that is classified or our “enemies” couldn’t figure out.

[@Bialy_1]

Soviets was able to shot down that plane with surface to air missle in may 1960... so this plane was not up to the task over 64 years ago... The first flight of this plane was in 1955 and it became obsolete in december 11, 1957 when Soviets introduced S-75 to their army. In case of stealth planes it is even more ridiculus as Czechoslovaks developed Kopáč passive sensor in the 1960s and first stealth plane was introduced into service in 1983 and the first generation of the passive sensors were already replaced by the second generation in 1979(Ramona passive sensor). atm. 4th generation of passive sensors are in use but that do not bother people that make this type of videos about stealth planes...

[@rock3times]

We show only the obsolescent ones...top of the lines will be classified.

[@francisMuriuki-rr5bw]

Dragon lady😅😅😅is arientech

[@user-nf4ih1vq8s]

Emperyalist Abd ve ısrail devamlı uzay sanayisinde olan değişiklikleri takıp ve kontrol ediyorlar

[@user-xj4np5vs6b]

هل سمعتم عن الضربات الجوية المجهولة مثل التي تضرب ايران فالفضاء مصدرها . وهاذا الفيديو ادانة لامريكاء

[@user-nf4ih1vq8s]

Bizimde Türk milleti olarak bunların bu teknolojilerinin yakalayıp geçmemiz gerekiyor ama içerideki çorbacilar boğaz cüzdan derdinden kurtarirsa

[@user-dw3if9xe1k]

اعلانات المعرك الحربية واشتباكات الحرب

[@UserK99-wg7ti]

حجي الولايات وليس الواليات😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@freetoday5175]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤👍👍✌

[@KenzieHom]

Indonesia ibarat korupsi 271 triliun buat pesawat lumayan

[@EkoFirman-re5yd]

AS AKAN GEMPOR IRAN

[@user-ed7lo7hh3u]

Mỹ là yêu số 1 nhưng không hiểu sao lại giết tôi rất buồn

[@aldianto6933]

As,,,,rahasia rahasia,,,sebenar nya misi kejahatan,,,misi merugikan banyak negara negara di dunia,,,,,entar kalau negara lain ,,,As,,,yg terlalu bising,,,,,

[@user-pk2gl3ge3v]

As penjahat perang di mana 2 dan as akan hancur lebur habis dengan perbuatan nya sendiri yang jadi penjahat perang di dunia harus lenyap

[@nicolasbeltran]

BRAVO. AMERICA GOD BLESS

[@ViceSmcaR]

AS RoMa

[@mustafijoe2330]

war-crime japanese flags on nylon boats

[@misterbig9025]

1:29 Why done by black man?

[@jacobravenwood7968]

Why done by purple man?

[@rolandrollow5943]

я только не понимаю почему это не дают Украине

[@user-pd1le9ou7u]

В подобном необходимость отпала. Есть космическая(спутниковая) разведка.

[@user-wc5bg6ky7n]

As if the enemy don’t know everything we’re doing…who do you think makes all iPhones,computers,chips,ect.,ect.,ect… yikes! 😂 😅 😮 😊

[@thomaspawlowsky1295]

wie üblich - das einzige "DEUTSCHE" ist die überschrift

[@user-sv6uc4dy2l]

Ar

[@mauriciohidalgo5430]

we need translated to spanish

[@imamsantoso6337]

As sumber kehancuran kerusuhan keonaran di dunia ini

[@ViceSmcaR]

🥮

[@adesaeful902]

INILAH PEKERJAAN BANGSA KAFIR YG MEMBUAT MESIN CANGGIH HANYA UNTU MEMATA-MATAI MUSUHNYA, PADAHAL. DI AKHIR JAMAN SEMUA PRODUK CANGGIH TAK AKAN BERFUNGSI LAGI, SEMUA KEMBALI GUNAKAN PEDANG, TOMBAK, PANAH, KETAPEL, SUMPIT DAN TAMENG.

[@user-wc5bg6ky7n]

Don’ forget exorcism. Ha,Ha,Hah… 😮 😊 😮 😊

[@reyhanpika3536]

la komentar lainyapodo ngomong turok tempek kok dibiarkan malah ditayangkan preet

[@Dave-nx6ps]

Why do you people that make these vids NEVER TALK ?????????????????????????? !!!

[@chadderouchey22]

Shhhhh, you are interrupting the movie

[@williammclaughlin2606]

He just takes them from the DOD

[@Sol11.H]

You people? They are soldiers.

[@Nerval-kg9sm]

@@Sol11.H No they aren't. They aren't even American.

[@stephenwalsh1332triumph]

All talk no action, this is all action no talk!!😮

[@giulianamarsigli7749]

Andranno a trovare gli aleni

[@billotto602]

Could you have picked a windier day ? LOL It's good to see the old gal is still serving her country ! 🫡 🇺🇸

[@user-yf3rj8uo6z]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤...!!!...

[@ChienChu-eu7er]

😂😂😂🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩