Anything to do with intelligence and spy planes tends to tickle the fancy of aviation enthusiasts, but none quite so much as the U-2. Nicknamed the Dragon Lady, the Lockheed U-2 is one of the most ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The U-2 Dragon Lady is a single engine spy plane capable of flying up to 475 MPH at an altitude of 70,000 feet. This is what it takes to service the plane every 7 ...

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 ...

The plane, also known as the Dragon Lady, has been gathering high-altitude ... Forbes writer Jim Clash boarding a U-2 spy plane, Beale AFB, August 21, 2024. Clad in our space suits and after ...

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 ... The U-2 Dragon Lady is wildly different ...

One pilot said they'd buzz around below him, "like angry bees." When the U-2 "Dragon Lady" debuted in 1957 it was an astonishing piece of technological achievement. Able to fly reconnaissance from ...

The selfie was taken from the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane as military leaders tracked ... and surveillance aircraft, nicknamed the Dragon Lady, were previously flown by the CIA.