U2 Most difficult aircraft to land ! Spy airplane impressive soft landing and chased by powerful car

To keep aircraft from crashing, they use high-speed chase/guide cars during take-offs and landings The process is pretty simple: The Air Force buys fast and relatively inexpensive Detroit muscle and puts a highly trained pilot in the driver’s seat. Those pilots then act as ground-based wingmen for the U-2s in the air, talking them through runway operations Because of the speeds involved, the chase cars are usually high-performance cars. They wait at the end of the runway, and when the U-2 passes, they burn
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