Thursday, April 24, 2014

Clipping the U-2's Wings?

Still flying high...


U-2 pilot at the edge of space, imageslides.com


Clipping the U-2's Wings?

The U-2 spy plane outlasted the Cold War, outlived its successor and proved crucial a half-century ago when two superpowers were on the brink of nuclear war, NBC News reports.

But defense cuts now threaten to knock the high-flying reconnaissance aircraft out of the sky.

For more about the legendary U-2's latest turbulence and its unique place in aviation history:  http://news.msn.com/us/spy-plane-outlasts-cold-war-but-not-defense-cuts

Take a flight in the U-2:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEJOoelwzaw





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