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A U-2 Spy Plane On an Aircraft Carrier? The CIA Tried It Once
The Navy made significant modifications to the U-2 to enhance the high-flying aircraft’s ability to land aboard a carrier.
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Engineers disassemble a U-2 spy plane
Video courtesy of Lockheed-Martin. Follow TI: On Facebook More from Tech The U-2 Dragon Lady is a single engine spy plane capable of flying up to 475 MPH at an altitude of 70,000 feet. This is ...
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The U-2 Spy Plane Is Patrolling the Southern Border
The U-2, although not typically conceived as a tool relevant to such domestic policies, has been a part of the effort to stem ...
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The U-2 spy plane lands with a "controlled crash" every time
This is the complicated process pilots have to go through to bring the plane down safely. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Military & Defense The U-2 spy plane is an engineering marvel ...
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The U-2 spy plane needs high-performance cars to help land
Fox-body Ford Mustangs and a whole crop of high-performers from GM have served the US Air Force over the years, helping land the legendary U-2 spy plane. Typically, aircraft deploy their landing ...
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Why a 60-Year-Old Spy Plane Still Matters
The U-2's old-style cameras still outperform other surveillance gear by delivering crisp images from above 70,000 feet The U-2 spy plane first became operational in 1956. Today the U.S. Air Force ...
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A U-2 Spy Plane On an Aircraft Carrier? The CIA Tried It Once
Show more Necessary Always Active Necessary ... Whale Tail,” the CIA’s ambitious project to reformat a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane for aircraft carrier use. The second article will be published ...