Re: .....U2 landings


Message posted by Pogo on June 03, 2004 at 7:19:18 PST:

The U-2 lands with the aid of a vehicle (fox-mobile) to guide the pilot down as he cant see the runway when landing.
Once down on the runway the pilot keeps the aircraft upright on the wheels as long as possible.
The plane then tips to one side and the wing tip drags on the ground for a short time before coming to a halt.
Ground crew then arrive to attach the pogo wheels.
This is done by lifting up the wing and attaching one pogo. Then, once the fuel is balanced, the crew then attach the other pogo to the other wing. (they lift, and sit on the wing to balance it)
The aircraft is then ready to taxi to the stand.

(Seen them at Fairford do it many times)


In Reply to: .....in addition! posted by Thud on June 02, 2004 at 8:06:19 PST:

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