Pogo
The U-2 uses a set of "pogo"s to stabilize the wings (because of the bicycle landing gear system) on takeoff. These have to be inserted by maintenance folks prior to taxi and then set to "fall off" just before takeoff.
Here is my buddy, callsign "Beast", getting ready to takeoff in the DragonLady
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Pogo
The U-2 uses a set of "pogo"s to stabilize the wings (because of the bicycle landing gear system) on takeoff. These have to be inserted by maintenance folks prior to taxi and then set to "fall off" just before takeoff.
Here is my buddy, callsign "Beast", getting ready to takeoff in the DragonLady
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Uploaded on June 2, 2016
Taken on May 16, 2016