A Day in Life of a US U2 Spy Plane Pilot

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  • Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
  • Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the workhorse US spy plane, the U2 Dragon Lady and the numerous procedures required to keep her operational 24/7 and 365 days per year.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 135

  • @adventure_48
    @adventure_48 Рік тому +5

    Imagine sitting in that suit for 12 hrs and not being able to itch your nose

  • @trob0914
    @trob0914 Рік тому +20

    The U-2, the SR-71, the WW2 P-38, the F104 Starfighter, credit the genius of Clarence " Kelly" Johnson!!🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @barcrrt850
    @barcrrt850 Рік тому +18

    These guys have guts. Please be careful up there.

  • @peter-radiantpipes2800
    @peter-radiantpipes2800 Рік тому +33

    My grandfather got to fly in the 2 seater U-2. It must have been late60’s-70’s. He taught at CalTech and owned a large meteorology company. I didn’t learn about it until his funeral despite us being insanely close. He’s of the generation where you didn’t chat about that stuff I guess. I’m assuming it was atmospheric testing with NASA. They were originally based out of Pasadena. Pretty awesome and really not that surprising. One of those guys that just did it all. Far from me.

  • @civlyzed
    @civlyzed Рік тому +2

    My father knew Francis Gary Powers and thus, the U-2 was his favorite plane. RIP Dad.

    • @tbrooksmichigan
      @tbrooksmichigan Рік тому +1

      I know Gary Powers’s son and saw his dad fly the u2

  • @jeromewagschal9485
    @jeromewagschal9485 Рік тому +8

    Fascinating...But knowing myself it would be hard for me not to be able to scratch my nose through that pressurized helmet...

  • @seoulin3227
    @seoulin3227 Рік тому +2

    GREAT AMERICA!!!
    THANK'S!!!
    고맙습니다!!!

  • @denistate3697
    @denistate3697 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for the video it's à big pleasure again thanks

  • @fashionexpart1992
    @fashionexpart1992 Рік тому +1

    Amazing 😮

  • @anitasmith4559
    @anitasmith4559 3 місяці тому

    You need brass balls to take this ride. My deepest gratitude to them.

  • @claritamerlos3769
    @claritamerlos3769 Рік тому +2

    Strong mans with power the spirit of América. Congratulation blues angels

  • @drisselhamri647
    @drisselhamri647 Рік тому +1

    I like the video very much?!

  • @arnoldsherrill2585
    @arnoldsherrill2585 Рік тому +8

    You have to be extremely experienced just to be considered for the transition course to qualify for flying this aircraft

    • @vincent7520
      @vincent7520 Рік тому +1

      No shit !😮
      Really ?…
      😎😎😎

  • @bolajiaremo6478
    @bolajiaremo6478 Рік тому +2

    Crazy stuff! Thumbs up 👍

  • @davidperez9442
    @davidperez9442 Рік тому +5

    Asombra todo el respaldo tecnico y de especialistas detras de estos pilotos para hacer su trabajo y que sin duda son muy importantes ,tener todo bien hecho para evitar fallas o contratiempos ,mis respetos Señores de la Fuerza Aérea !!!! 🙋🤔✌👌👍👏✈👏✈👍✈👌✈✌✈🤔✈🙋✈😎

  • @seoulin3227
    @seoulin3227 Рік тому +1

    GOOD!!!
    BEAUTIFUL!!!
    THANK'S!!!
    고맙습니다!!!

  • @DavidEVogel
    @DavidEVogel Рік тому +1

    I dont recognize this facility. Beale AFB, CA or an overseas operating location?

  • @user-eb4zj8jx6e
    @user-eb4zj8jx6e Рік тому +1

    1950년대 만든 정찰기라던데 .. 아주 훌륭한 듯 .. 지금까지도 사용하는거 보면 ..ㅎㅎㅎ

  • @ericvonp
    @ericvonp Рік тому +1

    Saw one flying in SK in 90’s

  • @ricky4001cs
    @ricky4001cs Рік тому +1

    Acid reflux is probably a no-go in that space suit....

  • @misterbig9025
    @misterbig9025 Рік тому +17

    Do U-2 pilots do pre flight checks?

    • @raulfreire4855
      @raulfreire4855 Рік тому +8

      Per flight checks are always necessary before takeoff.

    • @Dountman
      @Dountman Рік тому +3

      Nah, they just hop in and go. Zero maintenance either.

    • @DavidEVogel
      @DavidEVogel Рік тому

      Yes but no aircraft walk-a-round.

    • @lucianocattaneo7146
      @lucianocattaneo7146 Рік тому

      @@DavidEVogel not true.

    • @DavidEVogel
      @DavidEVogel Рік тому

      @@lucianocattaneo7146 Tired of your childish two word comments with no factual support. Goodbye forever.

  • @AliAli-nf8zh
    @AliAli-nf8zh Рік тому

    ابداع❤

  • @marlimoura6723
    @marlimoura6723 Рік тому +1

    Excellent video!👏👏👏🇺🇸🗽

  • @popopangel2276
    @popopangel2276 Рік тому

    Very very impressive content Sir

  • @زيزوزناتي
    @زيزوزناتي Рік тому +1

    جميل.رائع🖒

  • @raulfreire4855
    @raulfreire4855 Рік тому +1

    Film photos reproduce with better accuracy the final photo’s.

  • @Willburys
    @Willburys Рік тому +1

    He looks as a Astronaut!

    • @ronjones-6977
      @ronjones-6977 9 місяців тому

      The air pressure at cruising altitude for the U2 is around 4 percent of what it is at sea level. So you'd die just as quickly as being in space.

  • @spe342
    @spe342 Рік тому +2

    강대국의 힘이 느껴지네.

  • @davecody4326
    @davecody4326 5 місяців тому

    My late dad said he went up in U2 with no parachute to conserve weight

  • @Michiganian8
    @Michiganian8 9 місяців тому

    I remember the song from U2 ~ beautiful day. And I didn’t know their was a correlation.

  • @faiqibrahim9715
    @faiqibrahim9715 Рік тому +1

    Beware of the MiG-25 while you are up there.

  • @johngarduno
    @johngarduno Рік тому +1

    god blesssssssssssssssssssssss........... our hi fliers.................................

  • @AntonioCesarRibeiro-qr7eh
    @AntonioCesarRibeiro-qr7eh Рік тому

    Esses motores são a energia nuclear, uma tecnologia que já estamos desenvolvendo no Brasil

  • @andr_sh
    @andr_sh 9 місяців тому

    He is closer to ISS than Earth

  • @csmchan638
    @csmchan638 Рік тому +3

    Thank you America for keeping an eye on the most unruly nation on earth. please add China to the list.

    • @scallopohare9431
      @scallopohare9431 6 місяців тому

      Well, if they still fly out of South Korea, I would guess they get some footage over China.

  • @BayouBoy2443
    @BayouBoy2443 Рік тому +2

    We still use U2's?

    • @DOI_ARTS
      @DOI_ARTS Рік тому +1

      Of course its still undetectable on space.

    • @raulfreire4855
      @raulfreire4855 Рік тому +1

      Due to cost benefit.

  • @jarik766
    @jarik766 Рік тому

    Это просто ОХРЕНЕННО!!! 👍👍👍👏🙌😮😮😮

  • @mahadehasankhan8536
    @mahadehasankhan8536 11 місяців тому

    Hi. Every one. My. US. Defence.

  • @coastroad_7886
    @coastroad_7886 Рік тому +1

    ⭐️

  • @shahoapple4398
    @shahoapple4398 Рік тому

    I love you❤️❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌👌

  • @uniquesubstance2353
    @uniquesubstance2353 2 місяці тому

    Nice 👍🏻 that Pilot suit costs $250,000

  • @amk1632
    @amk1632 Рік тому +1

    우주왕복선 레벨이었군 ㅎ

  • @DOI_ARTS
    @DOI_ARTS Рік тому +5

    Fun fact: U2 is still using film negatives for their photos

    • @FOH3663
      @FOH3663 Рік тому +2

      With phenomenal resolution...
      When the format has so much capture area, incredible resolution can result.
      1800's Civil War photography possesses stunning resolution even in large prints.

  • @juanpereira6782
    @juanpereira6782 Рік тому

    ¿CUANDO PONGO GASOLINA A MI COCHE,TIENE QUE ESTAR APAGADO EL MOTOR Y LOS SISTEMAS ELECTRICOS APAGADOS Y LOS HELICOPTEROS REPOSTAN ENCENDIDOS ?

  • @TheSamfdsh
    @TheSamfdsh Рік тому

    Expendable media glamour

  • @alinbdswop3032
    @alinbdswop3032 Рік тому +1

    A U-2 was shot down over the Soviet Union

  • @XiangPlays
    @XiangPlays Рік тому

    I’ve seen this video 10,000 times now different people posting it🤦‍♂️

  • @mouradbeghdadi9092
    @mouradbeghdadi9092 Рік тому +2

    USAF the best of the best

    • @user-pk5zt4cc2e
      @user-pk5zt4cc2e Рік тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣 ты не видел русских

  • @mizuno291
    @mizuno291 Рік тому

    Ok, so what if he sneezes in that helmet?

  • @user-yo2rz6ih7p
    @user-yo2rz6ih7p Рік тому

    Didn't u2 retire?

  • @anthonycbudd
    @anthonycbudd Рік тому

    4:37 Did you notice that this is a completely different aircraft?

    • @lightendarkness
      @lightendarkness Рік тому +2

      There's different version of U-2 which is U-2A, and U-2S which is the one you're pointing out. U-2S is the newest version

  • @scallopohare9431
    @scallopohare9431 6 місяців тому

    Video does not equal seeing her take off.

  • @user-gl3xw4fw2b
    @user-gl3xw4fw2b Рік тому

    자막좀 한글로 넣어 주세요

  • @abase6755
    @abase6755 Рік тому

    鼻が痒くなったり鼻水が垂れてきたらどうするんだろう

  • @zephyr261026
    @zephyr261026 Рік тому

    Don’t know how other countries could compete with US ?

  • @essaidchibane6612
    @essaidchibane6612 Рік тому

    Why U2 pilot' suit is defferent than MIG 31 Pilot' suit!?

    • @CN-dv9nj
      @CN-dv9nj Рік тому

      Yes it says so in the video captions

    • @CN-dv9nj
      @CN-dv9nj Рік тому

      Because of altitude the U2 reaches, there is no oxygen and he would die.

    • @essaidchibane6612
      @essaidchibane6612 Рік тому

      @@CN-dv9nj Service ceiling of MiG 31 is way higher than U2.

  • @준사마
    @준사마 Рік тому +1

    역시 천조국...스케일이 다르구만...

  • @BlueEyes13
    @BlueEyes13 Рік тому +1

    Great performance in development, maintenance and in operation. I just wish it was exclusively for defence, rescue or humanitarian action (let me dream).

    • @DavidEVogel
      @DavidEVogel Рік тому +1

      I just wish it was exclusively for defence, rescue or humanitarian action
      And what mission did you NOT cover?

    • @BlueEyes13
      @BlueEyes13 Рік тому

      @@DavidEVogel I would like to avoid planning a war of aggression or missions that are predominantly directed against civilians. However, I am aware that not everything is black or white and that the boundaries are blurred. Besides, everyone has their own truth.

    • @CN-dv9nj
      @CN-dv9nj Рік тому +1

      You don't realize that USA has agreed and signed a policy of defensive responses only. USA has never 'fired the first shot". I don't know if you are USA citizen or not but I'd bet most Americans don't realize this. USAF motto is War is the hobby and peace is the profession. Meaning everyday is perfectly practiced combat missions and the prayer is that peace prevails but if we are attacked being ready to defend intending to win is protection for citizens.

    • @CN-dv9nj
      @CN-dv9nj Рік тому +1

      USA has a policy of defense and humanitarian use only. We don't fire the first shot ever. Never have we fired the first shot. So your dream is already true.

  • @donbenoit2072
    @donbenoit2072 Рік тому +1

    Why is the us spying?

  • @MohamedAli-ry7ib
    @MohamedAli-ry7ib Рік тому

    U2

  • @misterbig9025
    @misterbig9025 Рік тому

    Why can't they replace U-2 with drones?

    • @CN-dv9nj
      @CN-dv9nj Рік тому

      Ha really? If you can't figure that out you must be a troll.

  • @هانيشاكر-ن5ع
    @هانيشاكر-ن5ع Рік тому

    13:20😲

  • @mouhcinebazar6432
    @mouhcinebazar6432 Рік тому

    👍👍👍👍

  • @Singh.7777
    @Singh.7777 Рік тому +1

    It is spacecraft plane and pilot looks like a astronaut.

  • @jarik766
    @jarik766 Рік тому

    Два,хотел бы я служить в US AIR FORCE... Да старый уже и живу в расеюшке...💤💤💩👹👹👹😢😢😢😢

  • @deebostan9939
    @deebostan9939 Рік тому

    Opération tonnerres

  • @NKBobcat
    @NKBobcat 5 місяців тому

    5:47 - show this video to the "flat earther" nuts to put their argument to rest.

  • @yasseenamireh9816
    @yasseenamireh9816 Рік тому +1

    هذه الطائرات تقتل ملايين من الابرياء 😢

  • @user-cq5su8yf1k
    @user-cq5su8yf1k Рік тому +2

    Не хвалитеся идучи на рать.
    Хвалитесь - идучи с рать...

  • @mateo...
    @mateo... Рік тому +2

    Who makes these videos? There's always at least one grammatical error.

  • @gandolin66
    @gandolin66 Рік тому

    U2 macht gute Musik.

  • @mistertwister6782
    @mistertwister6782 Рік тому

    рф срут в коробки? у меня кот даже на улицу проситься

  • @gym771
    @gym771 Рік тому

    هل تعرفون الجمهوريه الأسلاميه الايرانيه والحرس الثوري😉😉

  • @misterbig9025
    @misterbig9025 Рік тому +1

    What happens when the pilot had to remove an annoying booger during a 12 hour flight?

    • @DavidEVogel
      @DavidEVogel Рік тому +1

      You must be 13 years old to comment here. That’s the rules.

  • @heywoodjablowme8120
    @heywoodjablowme8120 Рік тому

    Never seen U2
    And I still haven't found what I'm looking for...

  • @jgyukang8808
    @jgyukang8808 Рік тому +1

    뭐야 ? U2 기 조종사들이 우리 강아지
    들같구나 하하 ! 미안 조크

  • @mouhcinebazar6432
    @mouhcinebazar6432 Рік тому

    💪💪💪🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪💪💪

  • @jurgstreuli3093
    @jurgstreuli3093 Рік тому

    That's awful. Like preparing for an execution. It is clear that the pilot also wears diapers.

    • @DavidEVogel
      @DavidEVogel Рік тому

      It is clear that the pilot also wears diapers.
      Not true.

    • @lucianocattaneo7146
      @lucianocattaneo7146 Рік тому +1

      not true

    • @DavidEVogel
      @DavidEVogel Рік тому +1

      @@lucianocattaneo7146 I am an Aerospace Physiologist who worked with U-2 and SR-71 crewmembers for 12 years. Never saw diapers. Urine Evacuation Device (UED) yes but diapers never.

    • @lucianocattaneo7146
      @lucianocattaneo7146 Рік тому +1

      @@DavidEVogel same haha also a physio guy who worked in PSD for years.. just wanted to clarify to that person about the diapers.They wear a UCD instead

  • @fredericoclemente324
    @fredericoclemente324 Рік тому

    Voo suborbital

  • @rino30428
    @rino30428 Рік тому +1

    I need a xanax just knowing This is happening

  • @olegdudnik3757
    @olegdudnik3757 Рік тому

    SR-71 ?

  • @ihave1trillionwon216
    @ihave1trillionwon216 Рік тому

    천조국 개쩐다 진짜

  • @slowneutron6163
    @slowneutron6163 Рік тому

    Trying to figure out what this thing can do that autonomous plans cannot do. Not sure why we are still risking lives when technology can do the job for us. I know, I know, I must be missing something.........actually no, I'm right.

    • @DavidEVogel
      @DavidEVogel Рік тому +2

      Maybe the Department of the Air Force knows something that you do not.

  • @elikohn3231
    @elikohn3231 Рік тому +1

    Firsttt

  • @user-hd7jg3cl2k
    @user-hd7jg3cl2k Рік тому +1

    윤석열은 퇴진하라

  • @vovavinni9656
    @vovavinni9656 Рік тому +2

    🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍✊✊✊👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️