U-2 spy plane

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Lockheed_Skunk_Works
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Clarence_"Kelly"_Johnson
gptkbp:engine gptkb:General_Electric_F118
gptkbp:engineType turbofan
gptkbp:firstFlight 1955-08-01
gptkbp:height 4.6 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-2 spy plane
gptkbp:introduced 1956
gptkbp:landingGear bicycle-type
gptkbp:length 19.2 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 805 km/h
gptkbp:NASADesignation gptkb:ER-2
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Dragon_Lady
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1960_U-2_incident
gptkbp:notableFeature can operate at altitudes above 70,000 feet
difficult to fly
high-altitude reconnaissance cameras
long, glider-like wings
pressurized cockpit
gptkbp:notableMission flights over China
flights over Middle East
flights over North Korea
flights over Soviet Union
photographed Soviet missile sites in Cuba
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Francis_Gary_Powers
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 100
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 11,000 km
gptkbp:role high-altitude reconnaissance
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 21,300 m
gptkbp:status in service
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Republic_of_China_(Taiwan)
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:intelligence_gathering
surveillance
electronic intelligence
weather reconnaissance
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Cuban_Missile_Crisis
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
gptkbp:variant gptkb:U-2C
gptkb:U-2R
gptkb:U-2S
TR-1
gptkbp:wingspan 31.4 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clarence_L._Johnson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6