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No. The U2 is still an airplane. It has gigantic wings, in order to be able to derive lift from very thin air,
but it requires air nonetheless, in order to remain 'AIRborne'. It operates only within the earth's
atmosphere, and so, by definition, is not a 'space' craft.
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Which Irish rock band shares its name with American spy plane?
The band you are referring to is U2.
How does an Air Force U2 plane land?
They land by using regular plane controlles but two super charged fast trucks have to chase after the U2 spy plane because they need to put the landing gears on it to touch the ground and land safley cause without the gears the U2 spy plane has 2 gears on the front and back and if it touches down it will tilt and the wing will scrap against the tarmac.
U2 spy plane shot down 1960?
The plane was shot down by a missile on 1st may 1960,over the USSR.
What was a U2 in relation to the Cold War?
It was a US spy plane to keep surveillance during the Cold War.
Who was involved in the u2 spy plane'?
If you are referring to the U2 pilot that was shot down over the USSR in 1960, that would have been Frances Gary Powers.
What was the world's first spy plane?
U2.
What is the highest flying plane?
U2 spy plane and/or SR-71
What group is named after a US spy plane?
u2
When wdid the u2 spy plane incident?
1960.
What does the you in u-2 stand for?
U2 was named after the U-2 spy plane.
Who was flying the U2 spy plane that was shot down by the Soviets?
Gary Powers
Where from U2 plane flew?
The U-2 plane flew from the United States of America to spy on the Soviets activity.
Which Irish rock band shares its name with American spy plane?
The band you are referring to is U2.
When the Soviet Union shot down the what crisis?
The U2 spy plane with Gary Powers at the controls
When was the U-2 first made?
U2 could mean the flashlight battery or the spy-plane.
How does an Air Force U2 plane land?
They land by using regular plane controlles but two super charged fast trucks have to chase after the U2 spy plane because they need to put the landing gears on it to touch the ground and land safley cause without the gears the U2 spy plane has 2 gears on the front and back and if it touches down it will tilt and the wing will scrap against the tarmac.
What is the U2?
idk what U2 your referring to but im going to gues its the U2 incident durring the cold war. The U2 was a spy plane piloted by Frances Gary Powers that went down over Soviet Russia.
