Veterans...Get the hell in here now!

[raratt]

https://www.beale.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4262756/team-beale-conducts-historic-u-2-dragon-lady-flight-11-years-in-the-making/

 

[raratt]

@GreatwhiteNorth



Happy Birthday!

 

[injinji]

i did 4 years on the shitty kitty before i went into the army, dry dock set the pace for the rest of the military fuckery i would witness before i retired

When the Saipan was in dry dock in Portsmouth I was always amazed at how only five of any fifteen man yardbird party would work at any one time. When I ask them about it, they all said, "job security." Our tax dollars at work.

 

[hostagecs]

When the Saipan was in dry dock in Portsmouth I was always amazed at how only five of any fifteen man yardbird party would work at any one time. When I ask them about it, they all said, "job security." Our tax dollars at work.

true story, we did back to back war cruises early 2000's, we had most of the ship running good, i worked in engineering and the flight deck, we went into dry dock and it was such a shit show that we flooded the kitty hawk like 10 times trying to get out of dry dock

 

[BarnBuster]

https://www.beale.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4262756/team-beale-conducts-historic-u-2-dragon-lady-flight-11-years-in-the-making/

Here's some photos. Pretty damn cool. They have 27 that are still airworthy. Didn't think they had that many. Too bad they don't have a way (cheaply) to make them more stealthy.

Air Force prepares to retire U-2 spy planes in 2026

Congress needs to approve the retirement plan, which has run afoul of lawmakers in the past.

www.airforcetimes.com

 

[raratt]

Here's some photos. Pretty damn cool. They have 27 that are still airworthy. Didn't think they had that many. Too bad they don't have a way (cheaply) to make them more stealthy.

Air Force prepares to retire U-2 spy planes in 2026

Congress needs to approve the retirement plan, which has run afoul of lawmakers in the past.

www.airforcetimes.com

It's my understanding they are taking them out of service once they hit the flight hours that require depot maintenance. They are basically rebuilt once they go to depot (Palmdale).

 

[hostagecs]

It's my understanding they are taking them out of service once they hit the flight hours that require depot maintenance. They are basically rebuilt once they go to depot (Palmdale).

is it a phase rebuild or a total? done a few phase birds when i worked on blackhawks

 

[raratt]

is it a phase rebuild or a total? done a few phase birds when i worked on blackhawks

I think there are 3 phase inspections prior to depot maintenance. I spent months in the engine bay of the U-2 doing wiring mods during phase inspections. Depot maintenance pulls all the panels and inspects all the stringers and frame, basically a rebuild.