U-2 Pilot Wearing High Altitude Pressure Suit Made Approaches with McLaren Chase Car. While appearances of the Lockheed U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft have become more common at western U.S ...

Engineer and test pilot Miguel Iturmendi cleared a major hurdle in his effort to pilot his electric aircraft, Helios Horizon, into the stratosphere when the partial pressure suit that he will wear on ...

The U-2 pressure suit is a self-contained life support system, providing oxygen, temperature regulation, and protection from the myriad hazards associated with high-altitude flight. The pilots of the ...

Maj. Howie Robinson sat in a U-2 cockpit simulator wearing a special high altitude pressure suit going over the steps to eject from his aircraft. The pressure suit trapped most of his body heat, so ...

It was about 10 years ago when Brent Beck took off from Beale Air Force Base, California, on one of his first night training flights in the U-2 Dragon Lady high-altitude spycraft. Suddenly, cabin ...

Two U-2 pilots, including a Wisconsin native, share rare insights on the legendary spy plane's enduring legacy and relevance in today's battlespace. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 drew a record-breaking ...

One little-known fact was that the X-15 cockpit was pressurized with nitrogen instead of oxygen as was used in the Mercury and Gemini spacecraft. The pilot breathed oxygen from his suit which was only ...