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III Corps
catch the wing before it drops and re-install the gear.
they just pull the high wing down after the a/c stops moving
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III Corps
note too the turned-down wingtips are frangible.
not frangible, titanium skids
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III Corps
2) the U-2 w/ its bicycle gear is reportedly not easy to land and w/ the vis and in the space suit, it is difficult to estimate height in those last few feet so another U-2 driver in the fast car is calling height above touchdown.
height of main landing gear above the ground, an important little bit of info