The Most Difficult Military Airplane to Land

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Chapters:
0:00 The 70-year old airplane that refuses to land
1:55 The challenges of landing the U-2 spy plane (why the U-2 has bicycle wheels)
3:21 Why the U-2 pilots are trained in driving a chase car
4:04 How does the chase car drive estimate the distance of the U-2 from the ground?
4:59 Why the U-2 pilots have to stall the aircraft in order to land it
6:03 What is the job of the Mobile Officer during U-2 operations?
7:39 What does the 3-finger signal mean for U-2 pilots?
9:38 The U-2 pilots would boil to death without their space suit
10:45 The four layers of the U-2 pilots' $250,000 suit
11:28 How U-2 pilots eat and drink in flight
11:48 Why U-2 pilots wear metal spurs on their boots
12:26 How the U-2 pilots reduce the chances of decompression sickness
13:59 How the U-2 pilots pee while in flight (Urine Collection Device or UCD)
14:47 The U-2's Optical Bar Camera and historic U-2 missions
15:58 The decommissioning of the U-2's Optical Bar Camera
18:03 The "Coffin Corner" for U-2 pilots
19:20 The value of the U-2 airplanes during Operation Desert Storm
19:54 Who are the "Dragon Keepers"?

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Music:
Where the Air Is Thin - Jay Varton
Virginia Highway - Tigerblood Jewel
Blue Texas - Rockin' For Decades
Universal Solution - Robert Ruth
Flightmode - Chris Shards
Inbound - Brendon Moeller
Linda Low - Lucention
No Stone Unturned - Brendon Moeller
Extra Fries - The Fly Guy Five
Mortal Blow - Dream Cave
Thyone - Ben Elson
Enter The Night 1 - Fredrik Ekstrom
Break Down - Phoenix Tail
Keep an Eye - Frank Jonsson

Footage:
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