End of an era: U-2 flies last OBC mission - U.S. Air Force
2022年7月14日 · The Air Force’s high-altitude, all-weather reconnaissance aircraft, the U-2 Dragon Lady, recently flew Beale Air Force Base’s last Optical Bar Camera mission. The OBC mission, which captures daylight acquisition of high-altitude photographs, will transition to forward operating locations supported by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Optical Bar Camera - Wikipedia
An optical bar camera is a type of long- focal-length panoramic camera used for panoramic images; e.g., for high-altitude or satellite reconnaissance. Itek KA-80/A developed for the Teledyne Ryan AQM-91 Firefly, [1] then also used in A-12, Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 [2] reconnaissance aircraft.
The end of an era: USAF retires recon film camera used on U-2 …
2022年7月15日 · The U-2 reconnaissance plane has flown high-altitude missions around the globe for nearly 70 years. During much of that time, the plane used a film-based Optical Bar Camera. The OBC sensor package has flown its last sortie, marking the end of an era for the United States Air Force.
U-2 flies last Optical Bar Camera mission, but Dragon Lady pilots …
2022年7月15日 · The U-2 dragon lady takes off for the Optical Bar Camera’s final flight out of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Jun. 24, 2022, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The OBC mission operated out of Beale AFB for close to 52 years, with the …
U-2侦察机OBC航拍相机退役 胶片时代最终谢幕 特殊性能无法替代 …
2022年7月2日 · 美国空军第9侦察联队表示，U-2“蛟龙夫人（Dragon Lady）”高空侦察机已经完成了比尔空军基地最后一次“光学条形照相机（OBC，Optical Bar Camera）”任务。 OBC已经与U-2侦察机一起服役超过半个世纪，这是高空侦察机最古老的传感器系统之一。
Ambivalent Engineer: Optical Bar Cameras - Blogger
2013年4月19日 · Itek also built versions of these cameras for use in the U-2 and SR-71 aircraft, in which they were called the OBC (Optical Bar Camera, named for the appearance of the field of regard on the ground).
End of an Era: U-2 flew it's last OBC - Beale Air Force Base
2022年7月11日 · The Air Force’s high-altitude, all-weather reconnaissance aircraft, the U-2 Dragon Lady, flew Beale Air Force Base’s last Optical Bar Camera on June 24. The OBC mission, which captures daylight acquisition of high-altitude photographs, will transition to forward operating locations supported by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
The U-2 Dragon Lady Finally Says Goodbye To Film Cameras At …
2022年7月1日 · The U.S. Air Force’s 9th Reconnaissance Wing says that the U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane has flown Beale Air Force Base’s last Optical Bar Camera, or OBC, mission. In service for over half a century with the U-2, the OBC is one of …
NGA Marks End of Wet Film Processing, But Decades of Use …
2023年10月23日 · Images from OBC-equipped U-2s also aided U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa. In 2021, after more than 30 years at DIAC, OBC film processing returned to Rochester where NGA processed wet film at an L3Harris Technologies [LHX] plant.
Images Show U-2 That Flew Intriguing Flight Over California Was ...
2021年2月7日 · We can’t say for sure what camera system this was, but it looks very similar to what is known as the Optical Bar Camera (OBC), which is a legacy payload option on the Dragon Lady. It can take these panoramic images in long continuous strips, which would make sense if you look at this U-2 mission’s track.