Lockheed U-2 Reconnaissance Aircraft

I gathered this image of a Lockheed U-2 at the Santa Rosa Airshow in 2011. The U-2 had flown in from a near bye airbase and flew over the airport as I gathered ...
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I gathered this image of a Lockheed U-2 at the Santa Rosa Airshow in 2011. The U-2 had flown in from a near bye airbase and flew over the airport as I gathered this image.
The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is an American single-jet engine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency. It provides day and night, high-altitude, all-weather intelligence gathering.
Wikipedia Information:
Top speed: 500 mph
Introduced: 1957
Wingspan: 103′ 0″
Range: 597 mi
Engine type: General Electric F118
Altitude: 70,000ft

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