Interesting Engineering on MSN11h
Inside the U-2: World’s Most Mysterious Spy Plane
Designed at the height of the Cold War, this high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft has outlasted spy satellites, cutting-edge ...
The National Interest on MSN17d
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
An curved arrow pointing right. 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 what it takes to service the plane every 7 ...
High-flying U-2 'Dragon Lady' spy planes and other recon aircraft are doing border security as Trump cracks down
US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin confirmed last week that the U-2 and other aircraft are taking part in ...
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When America Successfully Flew a U-2 Spy Plane from an Aircraft Carrier
This article is the second in a two-part series on “Operation Whale Tail,” the CIA’s ambitious project to reformat a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane for aircraft carrier use. The first article was ...
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U-2 Incident
Official documents record a dialogue between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. after a U.S. spy plane goes down in ... As previously announced, it was known that a U-2 plane was missing.