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U-2 Dragon Lady Thrills Miramar Crowd with ‘Touch And Go’ During Display
September 27, 2022 AirshowsTOM DEMERLY
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The scheduled U-2 fly-by at the MCAS Miramar airshow featured a few surprises, including arriving an entire day before the schedule listed, and featuring a landing with a pilot in a pressure suit spotted by an exotic McLaren supercar. (All images, credit: TheAviationist/Tom Demerly)

U-2 Pilot Wearing High Altitude Pressure Suit Made Approaches with McLaren Chase Car.

While appearances of the Lockheed U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft have become more common at western U.S. airshows, it’s still a little unusual to see a Dragon Lady make a touch and go landing at an airshow. It’s even more unusual to see it done by a pilot wearing a high-altitude pressure suit and astronaut-type helmet, especially when the chase vehicles are exotic supercars like a McLaren 720S worth nearly 300,000 USD. During the Friday, September 23, 2022, air show at MCAS Miramar Airshow near San Diego, aviation enthusiasts got to see all three.

The fly-by demonstration from a USAF U-2 from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB turned into a minor sensation when the aircraft made an unexpected touch n’ go landing. It became even more interesting when photographers with telephoto lenses looked at the playback of their photos and realized the pilot was wearing a full pressure suit.
 
The surprise of the U-2 appearance was when the aircraft actually performed a touch and go landing, something not seen frequently at airshows.
Interestingly, according to the official program for the Miramar Air Show, the U-2 Fly-by was originally scheduled for 12:12 PM local time on Saturday, September 24. But as all air show fans know, the first casualty is always the flying schedule. So, the U-2 fly-by, which turned into an exotic sports car rally and U-2 landing demo, took place a day early.

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/27/dragon-lady-touch-and-go-miramar/
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