Dodgems
'Kimi 01' aka Lockheed U-2S 68-10337 about to touch down - aided and abetted by another U-2 pilot sat in that high-powered car tucked right in behind her.
As the U-2 crosses the runway threshold, the Chase Car - in this case a 6.1L Dodge Charger, accelerates hard to keep pace with the U-2 where the Right Hand seat's occupant gives vital height and speed information to Kimi's pilot as he attempts to get his 'Bird' back down onto Terra Firma
Once firmly down the aircraft will eventually roll to a halt and tip a wing down onto one of the wing-tip protective bumpers
Then a ground crew who also followed her down the runway will arrive and fit the outriggers under each wing that fell away when she departed
Satisfied that all is well, she then taxies back to park
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Dodgems
'Kimi 01' aka Lockheed U-2S 68-10337 about to touch down - aided and abetted by another U-2 pilot sat in that high-powered car tucked right in behind her.
As the U-2 crosses the runway threshold, the Chase Car - in this case a 6.1L Dodge Charger, accelerates hard to keep pace with the U-2 where the Right Hand seat's occupant gives vital height and speed information to Kimi's pilot as he attempts to get his 'Bird' back down onto Terra Firma
Once firmly down the aircraft will eventually roll to a halt and tip a wing down onto one of the wing-tip protective bumpers
Then a ground crew who also followed her down the runway will arrive and fit the outriggers under each wing that fell away when she departed
Satisfied that all is well, she then taxies back to park
276A3311