Lockheed U-2 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Lockheed U-2, nicknamed " Dragon Lady ", is an American single-engine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated from the 1950s by the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It provides day and night, high-altitude (70,000 feet, 21,300 meters), all-weather intelligence gathering. [1]
U-2 Pilot Application > Sheppard Air Force Base > Display
WEBI'm a Navy/Marine/Coast Guard pilot and I want to pursue an Inter-service Transfer (IST) to the USAF to fly the U-2. How do I proceed? First, you need to call the Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC; the equivalent of the Navy's BUPERS).
Agency Pilots in the U-2 Program - CIA - The World Factbook
WEBEugene “Buster” Edens and Walter Ray, also Agency pilots, lost their lives when the U-2 and A-12 aircraft they were piloting crashed in 1965 and 1967 respectively. Here we look at the lives of these brave pilots who heralded the Agency into the world of overhead reconnaissance.
U-2S/TU-2S > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display
WEBA second U-2 pilot normally "chases" each landing in a high-performance vehicle, assisting the pilot by providing radio inputs for altitude and runway alignment. These characteristics combine to earn the U-2 a widely accepted title as the …
U-2 | Facts, Plane, History, & Incident | Britannica
WEBU-2, single-seat, high-altitude jet aircraft flown by the United States for intelligence gathering, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Perhaps the most famous spy plane ever built, the U-2, also known as the Dragon Lady, has been in service since 1956.
A Matter of FACT: Growing the U-2 pilot selection process with first ...
WEBOct 1, 2018 · Due to the uniquely difficult reconnaissance mission of the U-2, as well as it's challenging flying characteristics, U-2 pilots are competitively selected from a pool of highly qualified and experienced aviators from airframes …
The Story of Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal, the First Black Female U-2 ...
WEBFeb 23, 2019 · As a child she imagined flying amongst the stars, thousands of miles above the earth’s surface, and today Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal is one of eight female pilots to ever fly the U-2 and the only black female pilot during the aircraft’s history.
What's It Like Being a U-2 Pilot? - The Museum of Flight
WEBThis is what pilots do when they fly a Lockheed U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. As an elite group of about 50 pilots at any one time, U-2 pilots are skilled endurance aviators who support ground operations with aerial eavesdropping. But what is it like prepping for and completing a reconnaissance mission in a U-2? Maj.
What It Takes to Fly the U-2 Spy Plane, Which Soars 13 Miles High ...
WEBMay 22, 2019 · The U-2 pilot cadre has remained small in part because the Air Force has long sought applicants with extensive experience and flight time — six years and 1,200 rated hours — to fly a challenging,...
Lockheed’s U-2: The spyplane from Area 51 - BBC
WEBAug 14, 2013 · On 1 May 1960, a CIA U-2 piloted by Gary Powers took off from Peshawar in Pakistan on a mission to photograph the closed city of Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), before flying north across...
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