How sports cars help U-2s land.

[David E. Powell]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/nerdcore/why-this-us-military-plane-needs-cars-to-land/vi-BBIVWl5?ocid=spartanntp

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Nice to see those Teslas are good for something:

"In the past, the USAF has used Pontiac GTOs, Chevrolet El Caminos and Camaros.
They needed cars that could accelerate fast and reach speeds of about 140 mph,
all while staying in close behind the plane, all while at the same time keeping
way clear of it.

And now it seems that the Tesla Model S is being used as a chase car. In a video
uploaded last week by YouTuber Elliot Langram, we can see a Model S following a
U-2S during takeoff at the RAF Fairford base.

With a top speed of a claimed 155 mph and a zero to 60 time of at least 3.2
seconds (it’s unclear which Model S is being used in the video), the Tesla
definitely seems like a good pick to keep up with the U-2."

See:

https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/heres-a-practical-use-for-a-tesla-model-s-a-u-2-spy-pl-1797408224