James May goes sub-orbital in U2 spy plane

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09-04-2009, 04:29 PM

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James May goes sub-orbital in U2 spy plane

just cruising youtube for some old Top Gear and i came across this video of james going up in a U2 spy plane...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6cZLfK4Zjk

kind of humbling and puts us in our place in the universe.

MODS, dont worry, this IS LSx related, I promise. Watch for the chase car

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09-04-2009, 05:13 PM

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Thats a nice chase car, I wonder what the point of it is though

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09-04-2009, 05:41 PM

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Thats a nice chase car, I wonder what the point of it is though

Something along the lines of the drivers helping the pilot take off/land since the pilot's vision is obstructed by the plane's weird design. They need something that keeps up, in a different video there is also an LS1 camaro alongside the GTO.

And here it is..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PmYItnlY5M