Gaming at Dragon's Lair, 20 Nov 2006
Okay, this is a late post, but tonight there will be SABG-style board gaming at Dragon's Lair. I have Mission: Red Planet, Leonardo, and Mag-Blast 3rd edition in the trunk, and I plan on getting there around 1630 hours.PS: For those not with a military inclination, this is a picture of a U-2 Dragon Lady, the only airplane I know of that requires the assistance of a Chevy Camaro driving at 100 mph in order to land safely.
posted by Ben @ 1:20 PM
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6 Comments:
OK, I'll bite.
Why does the plane need a Camaro doing 100 mph to land?
The U-2 is designed for performance and speed at very high altitude as a spy plane. The U-2 is also a 50+ year old design. At low altitude and low speed the U-2 is apparently very unstable and difficult to fly (i.e., Dragon Lady).
A second pilot rides in the Camaro on the ground, matching the speed and position on the runway of the airplane as it is coming in for a landing. The pilot in the car radios the pilot in the plane his altitude and various other items of interest and guides the other pilot down safely.
Oh, wait... they explain it better here:
http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/milarticles/blu-2.htm
Mission: Red Planet was great fun! Frank's Zoo was good too.
My favorite fact about the U-2. At altitudes, it's minimum (stall) speed and maximum speed differ by ... 5 knots.
Sounds like a great pain... I mean, plane.
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