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Interesting FactsThe U-2 can provide surveillance in all weather, at 70,000 feet. It airplane is not only for use by the Air Force. They have been used for satellite data calibration and natural disaster relief among other things. According to the Air Force's web site, the U-2S holds the title for the most difficult plane in the world to land - a pilot in a high speed vehicle is needed to help the land properly! There are many different versions on the U-2, including the U-2S, U-2R and the WU-2
General Characteristics of a U-2SPrimary Function: High-altitude reconnaissance
Contractor: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Power Plant: One General Electric F118-101 engine
Thrust: 17,000 pounds
Wingspan: 105 feet (32 meters)
Length: 63 feet (19.2 meters)
Height: 16 feet (4.8 meters)
Weight: 16,000 pounds
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 40,000 pounds (18,000 kilograms)
Fuel Capacity: 2,950 gallons
Payload: 5,000 pounds
Speed: 410+ miles per hour
Range: 7,000+ miles (6,090+ nautical miles)
Ceiling: Above 70,000 feet (21,212+ meters)
Crew: One (two in trainer models)
Unit Cost: Classified
Initial operating capability: 1956
Inventory: Active force, 33 (5 two-seat trainers and two ER-2s operated by NASA); Reserve, 0; ANG, 0
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What is the highest flying plane?
U2 spy plane and/or SR-71
When the Soviet Union shot down the what crisis?
The U2 spy plane with Gary Powers at the controls
Where were the missles in the Cuban missle crisis?
A spy plane took a picture of the where the missiles were being stored.
What country was using a U-2 spy plane to gather intelligence about the soviet union?
The United States used the Lockheed U2 and Convair PB4Y Privateer to gather intelligence about the Soviet Union and China before the advent of spy satellite technology.
Tensions between the US and the Soviet Union relaxed somewhat but increased again when?
the soviets shot down an American spy plane
What was the world's first spy plane?
U2.
What is the highest flying plane?
U2 spy plane and/or SR-71
When wdid the u2 spy plane incident?
1960.
What group is named after a US spy plane?
u2
Who was flying the U2 spy plane that was shot down by the Soviets?
Gary Powers
What does the you in u-2 stand for?
U2 was named after the U-2 spy plane.
Where from U2 plane flew?
The U-2 plane flew from the United States of America to spy on the Soviets activity.
When was the U-2 first made?
U2 could mean the flashlight battery or the spy-plane.
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
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.
