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Lockheed Martin U-2 Dragon Lady

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The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is an American single-jet engine, ultra-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; 21,000 m), all-weather intelligence gathering.

Lockheed Corporation originally proposed it in 1953, it was approved in 1954, and its first test flight was in 1955. It was flown during the Cold War over the Soviet Union, China, Vietnam, and Cuba. In 1960, Gary Powers was shot down in a CIA U-2A 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.

U-2s have taken part in post–Cold War conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and supported several multinational NATO operations. The U-2 has also been used for electronic sensor research, satellite calibration, scientific research, and communications purposes. The U-2 is one of a handful of aircraft types to have served the USAF for over 50 years, such as the Boeing B-52 and Boeing KC-135. The newest models (TR-1, U-2R, U-2S) entered service in the 1980s, and the latest model, the U-2S, had a technical upgrade in 2012.

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Commands

  • Normal Sp commands
  • AG1: Light
  • AG2: Eject Pogo Wheels
  • AG3: Open the Nose
  • AG4: Landing Mode
    Red (Much Slow) Orange (Slow) Green (Optimal Speed) Red (Much Fast)
  • AG5: Chaffs and Flares

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 142.0ft (43.3m)
  • Length 109.1ft (33.3m)
  • Height 31.9ft (9.7m)
  • Empty Weight 23,511lbs (10,664kg)
  • Loaded Weight 35,908lbs (16,287kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.938
  • Wing Loading 8.8lbs/ft2 (42.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,083.6ft2 (379.4m2)
  • Drag Points 24403

Parts

  • Number of Parts 670
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 2,650

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