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Introducing to the U-2 Dragon Lady

The Lockheed U-2 is a high altitude reconnaissance aircraft developed for the CIA under Project Dragon Lady. The aircraft featured a very light weight design and was powered by a single Pratt and Whitney J-57 turbojet engine and a huge wingspan to maintain the extreme altitudes the U-2 would operate at. In 2014 it was determined the newest models in the U-2S fleet had used only one fifth of their design life and was one of the youngest fleets in the US Air Force. Lockheed has subsequently stated the U-2 can remain viable until 2050, the story of the Dragon Lady is far from over.

- Duration: 50 Minutes
- Pilot commentary
- Facts and history
- Maintaining the U-2
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