U-2 spy plane

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:aircraft_operated one pilot
over Soviet Union
gptkbp:avionics advanced sensor systems
gptkbp:crew one pilot and one sensor operator
gptkbp:current_use gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:decommissioned not decommissioned
gptkbp:design high-altitude, long-endurance
gptkbp:elevation 70,000 feet
gptkbp:engine single-engine
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1955
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-2 spy plane
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1956
gptkbp:is_monitored_by electronic and photographic
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:length 63 feet 9 inches
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:mission strategic reconnaissance
Cold War reconnaissance
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Dragon_Lady
gptkbp:operational_history over 60 years
gptkbp:operational_range over 3,000 miles
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:retired still in service
gptkbp:retirement_year not officially retired
gptkbp:role high-altitude reconnaissance
gptkbp:seating_capacity up to 2,000 pounds
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Gary_Powers_incident
gptkbp:speed about 400 knots
gptkbp:stealth_features limited stealth capabilities
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Global_Hawk_UAV
gptkbp:technology GPS navigation
real-time data transmission
advanced communication systems
advanced materials
radar systems
surveillance systems
high-performance engines
infrared sensors
ground control systems
data processing systems
electronic warfare systems
multi-spectral imaging
high-resolution cameras
targeting systems
synthetic aperture radar
advanced imaging systems
image processing systems
data collection systems
advanced flight control systems
data link systems
mission planning systems
electro-optical sensors
data fusion systems
advanced reconnaissance systems
airborne reconnaissance systems
signals intelligence equipment
intelligence gathering systems
modular payloads
communications relay systems
high-altitude reconnaissance systems
intelligence analysis systems
remote sensing systems
high-altitude flight systems
high-altitude sensors
real-time analysis systems
gptkbp:training U-2 pilot training program
gptkbp:variant gptkb:U-2_R
gptkb:U-2_S
TR-1
gptkbp:wingspan 103 feet