Breathtaking Spy Plane footage

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Subject: Fw: U-2 footage - TAKE A FLT. ON A U-2 TO 70,000 FEET.

Received this today from our friends in California. We quite often watch Top Gear and we know some of you do. Very interesting.

Subject: FW: U-2 footage - TAKE A FLT. ON A U-2 TO 70,000 FEET.

You've got to watch this, Incredible. If it doesn't see the Video click on the site and go to most watched videos where it will load properly. It runs 10 minutes in length. Good morning and enjoy your flight into space.

Subject: U-2 footage - TAKE A FLT. ON A U-2 TO 70,000 FEET.

Fasten your seat belt for a fantastic ride.
This video is a once in a lifetime experience of a British civilian getting a flight at over 70,000 ft. in a U-2 spy plane. Please note at the take-off the assist wheels on the outer edges of the wings which drop off upon take-off. The wings are so long that they need temporary support until lift-off. What is not shown is at the landing the plane actually slows to a small enough speed that two guys are actually able to grab the wing tips and put those assist wheels back on.

The civilian getting the ride is the host of the car show Top Gear on BBC (James May) shown through Europe at 9:00 pm Sunday night in Belgium. The views are spectacular as the U-2 flies at altitudes which constitute "SPACE."

Use your full screen and sound as this is a high-quality film clip, 10 minutes long.

http://www.wimp.com/breathtakingfootage/

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[J]

that was awesome...

[FroMonster]

I agree J. Thanks for posting the link.