Lockheed U-2 Flight - 70,000ft Altitude

[@dulamel]

That is insane....I dont think I could handle Flynn that high. My mind would be blown away. Great video!!

[@angeltransportpjects]

I have seen very seasoned and experienced aviators get very emotional watching this clip. It also inspired me to find out that there is a 72,500 feet on Microsoft FSX when on attempt 4 I got the ALPHASIM Lockheed U-2S to that level. It is extremely hard to stay within the required parameters to get that high and the key is small corrections at all times!

[@estebancerutti5067]

El video, y la musicalización del mismo, son fantásticos!!!

[@bosh8888]

May at the Edge of Space, where May was flown to the edge of space (70,000 ft) in a U.S. Air Force Lockheed U-2 spy plane. Highlights of the footage from the training for the flight, and the flight itself was used in James May on the Moon, but was shown fully in this programme..This made him one of the highest flying persons, along with the pilot, at that time, after the crew of the International Space Station.. -wikipedia

[@truthfinder007]

incredible!! without even having experienced it, I couldn't think about nothing but peace when looking at the sky from that high altitude. Thank you for such a great Vid.

[@iugey]

Is that James May!?

[@janschmidt6738]

this pilot is a very professional one. leaving the van, he did a left/right view first b4 hr passed.

[@dave26566]

Amazing and breathtaking

[@MrJohanasBilderberg]

Amazing video thanks for uploading it.

[@erikingmundson]

The pilot needs the cars to help him land the plane. The U-2 is very tough to land because its wings generate so much lift. The pilot has to "stall" the aircraft in order to land it. The guys in the cars give the pilot his altitude above the runway, and help him stay lined up with the runway's center line.

[@xXKizzamjXx]

It is the reflection of the cameras lens off the ice on the cockpit from the sun

[@1Cmanny1]

So jealous, that experience would be amazing.

[@baarande]

U Just Can't resists to say WOW & Click Like. Love It.

[@RobertKaydoo]

Kelly Johnson you were a genius. Peace

[@u2atherrr]

Do they need this Space suit to survive inside the plane? or just in case they have to eject?

[@gratefuldank]

was the passagener the guy from top gear bbc

[@zezoomari]

i want to ask you question why the cars chase the plane ?

[@mfreitastv]

amazing plane!!!!!!!! and flight!!!!!!!!!!

[@erikingmundson]

That's the pilot's reflection in the canopy's glass.

[@schmoozeAU]

Agreed, you learn something new everyday. There are a lot of different peacekeeping forces in the affected region, Australia is simply an example of one of the smaller forces (which may I add have around 1550 troops serving in the region). Now the real question is, why do you think the U2 kills people. If that's the case, you are indeed, a true source of enlightenment.

[@marcman5109]

That looks like a blast wut I would do for an opportunity like that really cool video

[@ktsmco100]

Amazing video

[@eddohan]

Guys and Girls, if you didnt read it Ill say it again: Really, first read the discription before you watch the video. It makes it much more pleasureble to watch :) LOL! The pilot says in a very calm voice: "I knew this was going to happen...I need to scratch me face"

[@bmxf1]

WOW!!! is all I can say bout this vid super awesome..by the way who ever disliked this is just plain jealous.

[@coreyagraph]

music?

[@ranshiiekrueger84]

I'd love to see this from a SR-71 Blackbird

[@ranshiiekrueger84]

***** To this day it's my main favorite the F22 Raptor is second

[@sweetyredhead]

Thanks Lt Col Cobi

[@B166ER-]

Why did two escort vehicles drive behind the plane during takeoff?

[@IdolHans]

Astronaut!

[@SuperSoonersfan1]

James May??

[@Tim_3100]

Last year for the U2 this year from what I have read the us airforce is getting ready to retire it.

[@123chandimal]

great ! how lucky they are

[@TheCityWokGuy]

he totally missed that high five at 0:20

[@crispyballz]

THAT WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TO LIGHT UP A JONT!

[@AlmightyyCres]

thy was in space and i think its for saftey reasons cuz if u listen to them thy tell the dangers of being up there so im guessing thts why thy have the suits on i think im not sure thts my guess

[@yamahonkawazuki]

agreed. although the chase car. ( gto ) is a holden by birth its engine is American si that counts :), and capt. slow. aka james I bet that is one ride he WONT be able to top. unless he goes to the ISS

[@999fortrex]

escorting + guarding

[@cariboumech]

Cool, I know my face would also start to itch :)

[@Apoic123]

an airliner below i think.

[@u2atherrr]

i knw this..but im confused

[@p3i4l7g8]

I hope you realize just what a LUCKY man you are to have been allowed that priviledge!

[@eddohan]

Sorry, it was not the pilot, it was James May :)

[@chrisjex]

That wasn't me! Pinky promis!

[@zombieatradies]

I just can't wait for him to start boiling because of a little tiny hole he talked about it now I'm thinking of it

[@kerndetlef12]

Mein Traum . . . !

[@gratefuldank]

that makes me feel so small and insignifacant and to think thats up their all the time every day for years and no one really thinks or see that its how amazeing the world is their all caught up in their rat race

[@Snir10]

Bro it's james may and it is taken from james may on the moon and BBC can sew you for uploading it and i might email them if you don't take this of by the end of next week

[@CaptainMetalwing]

there*

[@Tachy-]

He's a presenter and it was free ;p

[@Zckerby]

I knew this would happen hehe

[@chrisjex]

Look at what you did!

[@crimsonstfu]

"By flying so high, the U-2 has the capability of doing reconnaissance over a country without actually violating its airspace" Then why/how was Gary Powers shot down over Soviet Russia during the cold war? lol

[@Goldhawckpictures]

THATS FUCKING JAMES FROM TOP GEAR UK

[@DenaliShep]

I still don't understand why we call him Captain Slow. xD

[@CaptainMetalwing]

Perfect vision is overrated in the quality of a pilot. Its really only used by the armed services as a filter to narrow down the number of candidates. The same thing goes for color blindness.

[@thunderbearcourage]

Fish-eyed lens.

[@amshaegar1]

I dont know how much that trip cost they took the guy, but once I bet i would sell all of my stuff to got up there, even if I would die homeless, relatively young and on the streets cause of freezing, i wouldnt care...

[@janschmidt6738]

so what

[@CaptainMetalwing]

Bull. Any major color problems like how some people see green as pink would be a problem, but color deficiency which is what most people have wouldn't have the slightest impact, not enough to be life or death. The perfect requirements are their to save money on weeding out candidates.

[@coOperativeDad]

Kim Jong-Il 00:29

[@runningkirkwa2934]

yuck, clam chowder from a tube. I could think of better things to eat than that at 70000 feet