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===ER-2 details=== [[File:509916main ER-2 Charger landing 430c.jpg|thumb|ER-2 being chased by support vehicle on landing (2010)]] A derivative of the U-2 known as the ER-2 (Earth Resources 2), in [[NASA]]'s white livery, is based at the Dryden Flight Research Center (now [[Armstrong Flight Research Center]]) and is used for high-altitude civilian research including Earth resources, celestial observations, atmospheric chemistry and dynamics, and oceanic processes. Programs using the aircraft include the [[Airborne Science Program]], [[NASA ERAST Program|ERAST]] and [[NASA Earth Science Enterprise|Earth Science Enterprise]]. Landings are assisted by another pilot at speeds exceeding {{convert|120|mph|km/h|sigfig=2|sp=us}} in a chase car.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/Features/ER-2_Charger.html "NASA's white charger to the rescue."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210151358/http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/Features/ER-2_Charger.html |date=10 February 2011 }} ''NASA Dryden,'' 21 January 2011. Retrieved: 7 December 2015.</ref>
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