In late 1968 I got "my" E-Ticket ride from NAS Pensacola to DC in the back
seat of a nearly new Navy F-4J . I got the full monte: unrestricted climb,
a really fast nape of the earth run across Eglin AFB, a Mach 1 blast over the
Gulf, an inflight refuel and a blown tire on touchdown at Andrews AFB. But
compared to seeing the curvature of the earth below, and an inky black sky
above from the bubble of a U2 gliding along at the edge of space, mine was a
walk in the park.
Mark C
---- Benn <benn@sonic.net> wrote:
> Oh, MAN! A once in a million-lifetimes experience...
> Where's the queue?
> Benn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wester Potter" <wester6935@comcast.net>
> To: "LAND SPEED LIST" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:52 PM
> Subject: [Land-speed] Fwd: Ride in a U-2 spy plane
>
>
> > Hope you can open this link. This is our friend James May in a U-2 at
> > 70,000 feet.
> >
> > Wes
> >
> >
> >>>
> >>> Over 70? "Just Take A Pain Killer" "Barack Obama"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --- "
> >>> http://videos.komando.com/2009/08/15/to-the-edge-of-space/
> >>> This took my breath away, I could see my nephew doing this
> >>>
> >>>> Breathtaking!!!!
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