The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is an American single-jet engine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It provides day and night, high-altitude (70,000 feet, 21,300 meters), all-weather intelligence gathering. In 1960, Gary Powers was shot down in a CIA U-2C over the Soviet Union by a surface-to-air missile (SAM). Major Rudolf Anderson Jr. was shot down in a U-2 during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
Control:
Ag2: Wing Gear Realease
Ag4: Airbrake
Ag5:Camera (not working)
Ag8: Engine
Specifications
Spotlights
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- PlaneBuilder262 2.4 years ago
- AnomalyYeet 2.4 years ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
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- Wingspan 87.6ft (26.7m)
- Length 40.4ft (12.3m)
- Height 14.7ft (4.5m)
- Empty Weight 8,575lbs (3,889kg)
- Loaded Weight 12,918lbs (5,859kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.869
- Wing Loading 25.5lbs/ft2 (124.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 507.2ft2 (47.1m2)
- Drag Points 3915
Parts
- Number of Parts 263
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 1,144
