Re: Pentagon to retire U-2 by 2011
The vehicle with the pilot in is called 'Mobil' the pilot in the tower is called 'Air Boss' both essential for deps and arrivals for safety reasons. The truck with the 'wheels' is called 'Pogo' is manned by techies who put the outriggers back in once the ac has stopped prior to the taxi back. The wings can slide along the ground as the underside of the wing tip is made of titanium or something equally as strong. Lovely ac lovely people. Scrap the UAV keep the U2.