Lockheed U-2

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The Lockheed U-2 is a high-altitude American reconnaissance aircraft designed for intelligence gathering missions, particularly during the Cold War.

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instanceOf high-altitude aircraft
military aircraft
reconnaissance aircraft
aircraftCategory fixed-wing aircraft
single-engine jet
alsoKnownAs Kelly Johnson
basedAt Beale Air Force Base
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 1
designedFor high-altitude intelligence gathering
designer Clarence Johnson
developedFor Central Intelligence Agency
engineModel General Electric F118
Pratt & Whitney J57
firstFlight 1955-08-01
introduced 1956
landingGear bicycle-type landing gear
manufacturer Lockheed
linked to: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Skunk Works
maxSpeed approximately 500 mph
approximately 805 km/h
nickname Dragon Lady
notableEvent 1960 U-2 incident
notablePilot Francis Gary Powers
operator Central Intelligence Agency
Republic of China Air Force
United States Air Force
primaryUser Central Intelligence Agency
United States Air Force
programStart 1954
propulsion single turbojet engine
range over 11000 km
over 6000 nmi
role strategic reconnaissance
serviceCeiling above 21000 m
above 70000 ft
status in service
successor Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
linked to: SR-71 Blackbird
takeoffAndLanding conventional runway
usedDuring Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gulf War
Iraq War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan
usedFor aerial reconnaissance
imagery intelligence
signals intelligence
variant TR-1A
U-2A
linked to: Lockheed U-2

U-2C
linked to: Lockheed U-2

U-2R
linked to: Lockheed U-2

U-2S
linked to: Lockheed U-2
wingConfiguration high-wing
wingType glider-like high-aspect-ratio wing

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U-2 incident of 1960 aircraftType Lockheed U-2
Powers incident aircraftUsed Lockheed U-2
Powers incident relatedProgram U-2 reconnaissance program
linked to: Lockheed U-2
Lockheed U-2 variant U-2A
linked to: Lockheed U-2
Lockheed U-2 variant U-2C
linked to: Lockheed U-2
Lockheed U-2 variant U-2R
linked to: Lockheed U-2
Lockheed U-2 variant U-2S
linked to: Lockheed U-2
Francis Gary Powers aircraftFlown Lockheed U-2
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics product U-2 reconnaissance aircraft
subject linked to: Aeronautics
linked to: Lockheed U-2
Lockheed Skunk Works notableProduct Lockheed U-2
Kelly Johnson notableWork Lockheed U-2
Kelly Johnson designed Lockheed U-2
Dragon Lady refersTo Lockheed U-2
1960 U-2 incident involvesAircraft Lockheed U-2
subject linked to: Dragon Lady
Lockheed U-2 hasVariant U-2R
subject linked to: Dragon Lady
linked to: Lockheed U-2
TR-1A developedFrom Lockheed U-2
TR-1A aircraftFamily Lockheed U-2 family
linked to: Lockheed U-2
TR-1A basedOn Lockheed U-2R
linked to: Lockheed U-2
TR-1A successor U-2S
linked to: Lockheed U-2
TR-1A hasVariant U-2R
linked to: Lockheed U-2
SA-2 Guideline notableTarget Lockheed U-2
Pratt & Whitney J57 usedInAircraft Lockheed U-2 (early variants via derivative)
linked to: Lockheed U-2
General Electric F118 usedInAircraft Lockheed U-2S
linked to: Lockheed U-2
General Electric F118 introducedForAircraft U-2S
linked to: Lockheed U-2
General Electric F118 powerplantOf Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady
linked to: Lockheed U-2
Beale Air Force Base hostsAircraft U-2S Dragon Lady
linked to: Lockheed U-2
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson designed Lockheed U-2
Francis Gary Powers employer Lockheed U-2 program
subject linked to: Barbara Gay Moore
linked to: Lockheed U-2
Clarence Johnson notableWork Lockheed U-2
Lockheed Aircraft Company developed Lockheed U-2