Earth from 80,000 feet

[stiz]

suprised i havnt seen this posted here allready, truely breathtakeing. James May from Top gear gets a trip in a U2 to the edge of space!

[YOUTUBE]8Pm4tJWVIwA[/YOUTUBE]

i never even knew they made a 2 seater U2!

 

[Naismith]

Fabulous!

 

[thedude247]

Simply Incredible!!!! He's right, seeing it as we just did is mearly one thing, experiencing it is something all together.

 

[djscoo]

I've recently become addicted to this show...unfortunately I can't find any full episodes online so I've been relegated to watching fragments here and there where I can find them. I'm surprised one of the major cable networks hasn't picked it up in the US.

 

[Lionheart]

I've recently become addicted to this show...unfortunately I can't find any full episodes online so I've been relegated to watching fragments here and there where I can find them. I'm surprised one of the major cable networks hasn't picked it up in the US.

Go to iTunes. You can purchase the season, and I think you can get shows seperately.

Great show.

 

[mike_cyul]

Wonderful. Thanks, Stiz.

Mike

 

[Wing_Z]

Simply stunning, didn't think the earth's curvature would be as pronounced at 70,0000'.
I had hoped they'd show the landing fully (76 kts in a jet!) as there doesn't seem to be anything propping up the wings.

Thanks for this post, stiz

 

[djscoo]

Go to iTunes. You can purchase the season, and I think you can get shows seperately.

Great show.

Heck ya! I hadn't even thought of that...I just bought season 12. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[stiz]

this wasnt part of top gear, this was his own show, cant rember what is what called though

 

[Tako_Kichi]

I've recently become addicted to this show...unfortunately I can't find any full episodes online so I've been relegated to watching fragments here and there where I can find them. I'm surprised one of the major cable networks hasn't picked it up in the US.

BBC America (and BBC Canada) shows Top Gear on cable and satellite but it's 18 months to two years behind the UK series at the moment but as others have said that clip was not from Top Gear although it features one of the Top Gear presenters.

 

[kilo delta]

Not a bad experience for a PPL holder!

Ps..the clip was taken from James May At the Edge of Space

 

[tigisfat]

THis was cool. Thanks!

 

[Cazzie]

Speechless! Thanks Stiz! James May is the luckiest common *** on this planet!

Caz

 

[David_L6]

That is one cool video! Thanks for posting it.

 

[Gzr Green Bean]

Yeah, "Captain Slow" is a pilot himself, not quite U-2 qualified, but pressing on with a Privale and working for Night and Instrument tickets.

GB

 

[FengZ]

wow!!! Awesome!

love top gear and love the u2!

What an inspirational video. The human race has achieved some amazing things....can you imagine just 100 years ago, trying to tell someone that one day you can have lunch at the edge of space...

-feng

 

[jmig]

I enjoyed that. I was surprised by the modern Boeing EASI & EHSI in the panels.

I wish they had shown how the trucks have to race along side and insert the training wheels in the wings. I can still remember watching that in Thailand when the U-2s landed.

 

[Roger]

Yeah, "Captain Slow" is a pilot himself, not quite U-2 qualified, but pressing on with a Privale and working for Night and Instrument tickets.

GB

Ha ha, yes GB it was a good show the "Get the truffle to London" race. I think Clarkson was in the Veron that time.:d

 

[Lionus]

if you want to dl them on your computer, all you need is this: www.finalgear.com

they are hosting all the episodes, even the specials, and latest episodes are usually upwithin few hours of airing.