Business Insider7 年
The U-2 spy plane lands with a "controlled crash" every time
The U-2 spy plane is an engineering marvel, but it can't land on its own. This is the complicated process pilots have to go through to bring the plane down safely. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook ...
Space on MSN3 天
U-2 Spy Plane Captured Stunning Image Of Chinese Surveillance Balloon
Footage of a United States U-2 spy plane that captured imagery of the Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the ...
来自MSN8 个月
How U-2 Spy Planes Flew from U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers
Given the U-2’s challenging landing behavior ... unnecessary given the evolution of satellites.” The big manned spy planes never again went to sea, but their legacy lives on in the giant ...
Autoblog9 年
The U-2 spy plane needs high-performance cars to help land
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 ...
Wall Street Journal6 年
Why a 60-Year-Old Spy Plane Still Matters
The U-2's old-style cameras still outperform other surveillance gear by delivering crisp images from above 70,000 feet The U-2 spy plane first became operational in 1956. Today the U.S. Air Force ...
Wall Street Journal6 年
Why a 60-Year-Old Spy Plane Still Matters
The U-2's old-style cameras still outperform other surveillance gear by delivering crisp images from above 70,000 feet The U-2 spy plane first became operational in 1956. Today the U.S. Air Force ...
Task & Purpose4 年
China claims the US sent a U-2 reconnaissance plane into a no-fly zone to spy on military ...
China has lodged "stern representations" with the United States, accusing it of sending a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane into a no-fly zone over Chinese live-fire military drills on Tuesday ...
Carscoops21 天
This Dodge Charger Chased U-2 Spy Planes
The Dodge Charger was used to assist Lockheed U-2 spy planes during takeoff and landing. It includes unique military upgrades like a performance exhaust and heavy-duty suspension. Powering the ...
CNN8 天
US spy planes hunt for intel on Mexican drug cartels as surveillance flights surge near border
One nearly six-hour flight on February 3 was conducted by a U-2 spy plane, one of the US military’s most venerated reconnaissance aircraft, designed during the Cold War for collecting high ...
Task & Purpose4 年
The Air Force plans on retiring the vaunted U-2 spy plane starting in 2025
After nearly 70 years of service, the U.S. Air Force plans to begin divesting its fleet of U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes starting in fiscal year 2025, budget documents show By Jared Keller Posted on ...
Autoblog9 年
USAF: RQ-4 Global Hawk drone can accommodate U-2 spy plane's sensors
A US Air Force feasibility stud has found that the sensors and cameras from the U-2 spy plane can be adapted to work on the RQ-4 Global Hawk drone. According to IHS Jane's, Congress ordered the ...