U-2 Camaro Chase Car

Courtesy photo by Brain Vance of Motor Trend Magazine A mobile chase car pursues a TU-2S Dragon Lady at Beale Air Force Base Calif Jan.

U-2 camaro chase car. Watch A U2 Spy Plane Touch-And-Go From A Camaro Chase Car. Because the U-2 flies at 70000 feet the pilots have to wear what is essentially a space suit. Thats right the mighty U-2 needs to be guided for a successful landing from a fast.

Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Chase Vehicle It takes a powerful car to chase down a jet aircraft -- the Z28s 305-horsepower57-liter engine provides everything this crew needs to do their job. More about Camaro chase cars for the U-2 spyplanes. The U-2 features a dramatic wingspan to produce lift at the extremely high altitudes it flies.

Speaking of airports the US. Awile back on Team Chevelle there was a post about using 1969 SS396 El Caminos as a some type of chase car for a spy plane not sure if it was a U2 The way I remember the story the pass side door was removed on the El Camino and they had to carry a part of the landing gear for the plane. Air Forces use Chevrolet Camaro SS chase cars that help land U-2 spy planes.

Air Force had previously used the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 as chase cars for the U-2 spy plane. How the US Air Force Uses 100 MPH Chevy Camaro Chase Cars to Land U-2 Spy Planes. V6 2012 Mustang.

Thus Ford station wagons with hefty V8 engines were ferried to the legendary Area 51 test site at Groom Lake Nevada by aliens. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Drew Buchanan. Now as reported by Electrek electric cars are not a bad match for the job since the task requires quick acceleration and cars only have to go fast for short periods of time.

A Camaro used as a U-2 chase car sits on the tarmac near the plane its driver helped guide onto the runway at Al Dhafra Air Base UAE. A Chevy Camaro chase case follows a U-2 as it taxis at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates with its pogo gear in place. A jet appears in the distance and as it nears the cars driver hits the gas testing the sports car.