Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type single-engine jet
gptkbp:armament gptkb:none
gptkbp:avionics advanced sensors
gptkbp:ceiling 21,300 m
gptkbp:crew gptkb:1
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:none
gptkbp:design gptkb:Kelly_Johnson
high-altitude reconnaissance
gptkbp:elevation above 70,000 feet
gptkbp:engine 1 × Pratt & Whitney J75
gptkbp:first_flight 1955-08-04
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird
gptkb:Lockheed_A-12
gptkbp:is_monitored_by gptkb:Signal
electronic intelligence
photographic intelligence
gptkbp:length 16.66 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:max_speed 0.7 Mach
gptkbp:modifications gptkb:U-2_R
gptkb:U-2_S
U-2 C
U-2 D
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Dragon_Lady
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:Gary_Powers_incident
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Cuban_Missile_Crisis
gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
Cold War surveillance
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operational_history over 60 years
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:1956
reconnaissance
gptkbp:payload_capacity 1,000 kg
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:CIA
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 6,000 km
gptkbp:retirement still in service
gptkbp:role gptkb:intelligence_gathering
strategic reconnaissance
gptkbp:service_entry gptkb:1956
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_U-2_S
gptkbp:user gptkb:USAF
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:variant gptkb:U-2_R
gptkb:U-2_S
gptkbp:wingspan 31.4 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lockheed_U-2_S
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6