Flying in an Or-2

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Or-2 no only it is the name of a known musical group, but like that also is a known aeroplane American spy that arose during the Cold War, in fact, the musical group took out the name of this aeroplane.

And although there are few people that have the luck to fly in a reactor, even there is less than besides have the luck to fly in an Or-2 to but of 70.000 feet of height.

One of those few lucky is James May of the Top program Gear that achieved «to give a turn» in a Lockheed Or-2 biplaza.

During the flight surpassed slightly the 70.000 feet of height, of such form that in this moment only the astronauts of the International Space Station were higher that they, and by the words of James when going down of the aeroplane, has to have been impressive experience.

In the following video can see a summary of said flight