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Since the U-2 is so wild and woolly to land, a second pilot, called a "mobile," chases the plane down the runway, calling out the distance between the plane and the ground. AIRMAN Magazine article describes the U-2 as still being a major player in the nation's reconnaissance mission despite its 1950s' design and first flight in 1955. Capable of then flying over 70,000 feet, and now even higher thanks to a new F-118-101 engine and upgraded avionics the aircraft was awarded the Collier Trophy in 1998 by the National Aeronautic Association and named the U-2S. The U-2S now has digital capabilty and can transmit data instantaneously to analysts at Beale AFB by using a network of ground ...

A U-2 equipment technician with the 9th Physiological Support Squadron, works on a pressure suit helmet in the squadron life support section. AIRMAN Magazine article describes the U-2 as still being a major player in the nation's reconnaissance mission despite its 1950s' design and first flight in 1955. Capable of then flying over 70,000 feet, and now even higher thanks to a new F-118-101 engine and upgraded avionics the aircraft was awarded the Collier Trophy in 1998 by the National Aeronautic Association and named the U-2S. The U-2S now has digital capabilty and can transmit data instantaneously to analysts at Beale AFB by using a network of ground stations and satellites. (AIRMAN ...

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Beale Air Force Base, Calif., receives its first RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on Oct. 28, 2004. The Global Hawk will be assigned to the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron and will be used to support contingencies around the globe. It is used to provide Air Force and joint battlefield commanders near real-time, high-resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery. (USAF PHOTO by John Schwab, CIV) (Released)

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In flight photo of a U-2 from Beale AFB, California. AIRMAN Magazine article describes the U-2 as still being a major player in the nation's reconnaissance mission despite its 1950s' design and first flight in 1955. Capable of then flying over 70,000 feet, and now even higher thanks to a new F-118-101 engine and upgraded avionics the aircraft was awarded the Collier Trophy in 1998 by the National Aeronautic Association and named the U-2S. The U-2S now has digital capabilty and can transmit data instantaneously to analysts at Beale AFB by using a network of ground stations and satellites. (AIRMAN Magazine/July 1999 - The Big Picture)

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Base: Beale Air Force Base

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan

Release Status: Released to Public

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Secretary of the Air Force Sheila Widnall is suited up prior to her U-2 Dragonlady flight. STAFF SGT. Andrew McLean, an aerospace physiologist specialist, integrates the full pressure suit

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