*spacy!

Adding video to channels (Spacy) - requested by calvados.

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Simply fantastic. Thank you for sharing this with the Sift, PostMortem.

>> ^Mcboinkens:
The Kashmir entrance of the plane gave me goosebumps.
Also, I didn't think pilots could have glasses or contacts? Or is it just that they can't be colorblind?
Anyway, if we had this technology for spyplanes in the 50's, it makes you wonder what technology we don't know about now.


It's all satellite now.


I thought the guy in the chase car had to reach out his window to steady the wing so it could taxi?

A *quality bit of TV!

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by Hybrid.

I believe I actually wept when I saw that view the first time.

>> ^Mcboinkens:
The Kashmir entrance of the plane gave me goosebumps.
Also, I didn't think pilots could have glasses or contacts? Or is it just that they can't be colorblind?
Anyway, if we had this technology for spyplanes in the 50's, it makes you wonder what technology we don't know about now.


answers here (and for the different branches of US military):
http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/genjoin/a/pilotvision.htm

I know I've seen this on the sift before somewhere but quite honestly I don't mind 2 of them at the moment. This is probably my favorite sift ever.

And I'm sure you aren't the only one Amateur
>> ^AmateurD:
I believe I actually wept when I saw that view the first time.

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Tags for this video have been changed from 'BBC, Top Gear, James May, Lockheed, U2 Spy Plane, 70000ft, Altitude, Atmosphere' to 'BBC, Top Gear, James May, Lockheed, U2, Spy Plane, 70000ft, Altitude, Atmosphere' - edited by Sagemind

*doublepromote james may. Just because!

Double-Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Friday, August 7th, 2009 3:11pm PDT - doublepromote requested by NicoleBee.

I create a nice world for you humans to live in, and all you care about is leaving it.

/locusts