In a hangar known as Site 2, opposite the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works on the Palmdale airport runway in California, the 60-year-old ritual of programmed depot maintenance for each of the 27 U-2S ...
The Lockheed U-2 is one of the most groundbreaking aircraft ever devised. In the mid-1950s, when commercial aircraft were flying at 35,000 feet and jet fighters could maybe push 60,000 feet, the U-2 ...
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Dragon Lady: Cold War-era US spy plane to get major upgrade for tackling modern threats
The Cold War-era Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane is getting a major tech upgrade. BAE Systems is improving its defense system so the plane can better detect and protect itself from modern radar and ...
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Watch the U-2S leap skyward in a near vertical climb
The Lockheed U-2S may look like a delicate glider, but its takeoff tells a different story. With enormous high-aspect wings generating lift almost instantly, the aircraft lifts off quickly and pitches ...
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