Produced by Darren Weaver. Video courtesy of Lockheed-Martin. Follow TI: On Facebook More from Tech The U-2 Dragon Lady is a single engine spy plane capable of flying up to 475 MPH at an altitude ...
Since the U-2 flies down the runway at 140 mph, whoever provides the pilot with landing instructions needed to be just as ...
Secret History: U-2 Spy Planes on Aircraft Carriers On May 1, 1960, the Soviet Union shot down a CIA U-2 spy plane and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers. It was an international crisis for ...
The U-2 spy plane has been in service for more than 60 years and still flies missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. WSJ's Michael Phillips got a rare opportunity to fly to the edge of space and explore ...
In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...
Fox-body Ford Mustangs and a whole crop of high-performers from GM have served the US Air Force over the years, helping land the legendary U-2 spy plane. Typically, aircraft deploy their landing ...