Pilots eye view from a U2 Spyplane...
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Pilots eye view from a U2 Spyplane...
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THats high. Would like to see what the spaceship one crew could do if they got hold of a couple to modify.
You know your high when you can see the curvature of the earth, breathtaking shots tbh![]()
Lots of info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2
Awesome airplane...
Those are stunning pictures, we certainly don't appreciate how wonderfull our world is![]()
Wow, reminds me of a book I have - "Orbit", full of pictures taken from the Space Shuttle.
Incredible shots those are though, anyone have high res versions (1280x1024 preferably)
"If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much room!"
- me, 2005
Sheep look BIG![]()
lol @ Sheep
you know you are REALLY high when you look up and there is no blue sky etc, just black space!
I would love to have a ride on one of those babies![]()
Originally Posted by shelley bda
Louis Armstrong did
they are great shots, i would like to see how close they can zoom in from that height.
Any really big ones? i want one for my desktop
thanks.
just to be a nerd that's actually a TR-1/U-2R ...
A very long way, i imagine they use the same kind of imaging systems as sattelites, and look at the kind of detail you can get on google earth, and thats just the publicly available stuff, i wouldnt be surprised if they could resolve say, a sheet of paper, especially if they use some kind of interferometry to get the baseline as long as the actual plane/wingspanOriginally Posted by Clunk
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