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I am 74 years old and have adored this plane since its inception. (Yes, I remember the Powers shootdown even at that young age.) For me, the attraction of this plane is its sophisticated elegance, especially with more recent updates with longer wings and an extended nose. No offense to any aviation buff, but the U2 has a near feminine, as in femme fatal, persona: its long wing grace; its feather-soft touchdowns; its refined lethality. Despite recent attempts to retire this plane and replace it with drones, I hope the U2 flies for decades more and long after I am gone.
Planes TV you need to get your microphone sorted out. I have seen so many different video feeds from the Royal International tattoo this year and when it comes to aircraft sound and engines yours is the worst but U2 has got a lovely. Howl as it takes off gorgeous sound your microphone didn’t pick it up hardly and you was talking over the top of it at least waiting a few seconds before speaking
get your own camera n mic n go film it rather than telling someone to do something, perhaps offer a suggestion if you think theres an issue. Your probably watching on a crap phone 😂😂😂
What's the mission set for this aircraft now? It is easily detected with modern radars and can be shot down with modern missiles, so it's not like it can fly over countries like Russia, China, etc., correct? Or is it used for something other than spying and taking aerial photographs?