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The last U-2 and TR-1 aircraft were delivered to USAF in October 1989. In 1992 all TR-1s were re-designated to U-2R for uniformity across the fleet. The two-seat trainer variant of the TR-1, the TR-1B, was redesignated as the TU-2R. After upgrading with the GE F-118-101 engine, the former U-2Rs were designated the U-2S Senior Year.
On 11 February 1960, the CIA approved a US$96 million (~$758 million in 2023) contract for Skunk Works to build a dozen A-12 spy planes. Three months later, the May 1960 downing of Francis Gary Powers's U-2 underscored the need for less vulnerable reconnaissance aircraft. [14] The A-12 first flew at Groom Lake , Nevada, on 25 April 1962.
1962 Russia frees US spy plane pilot; The U-2 Spy Plane Incident – slideshow by Life magazine; Eisenhower's speech addressing the U-2 incident "The CIA and the U-2 Program" (1998). Archived 5 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Central Intelligence Agency. Central Museum of the Armed Forces in Moscow; The short film U-2 Spy Trial.
The plane would later achieve a speed of just over 2,000 miles per hour, nearly 50% faster than Concorde. ... the downing of an American U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union in 1960 caused a shift ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The primary air traffic control system around Los Angeles shut down last week because data from the a U-2 spy plane's flight plan confused software that helps track and route ...
Another Soviet aircraft, a newly manufactured Su-9 on a transit flight, also attempted to intercept Powers' U-2. The unarmed Su-9 was directed to ram the U-2 but missed because of the large differences in speed. [a] As Powers flew near Kosulino in the Ural Region, three S-75 Dvinas were launched at his U-2, with the first one hitting the aircraft.
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird holds the official Air Speed Record for a crewed airbreathing jet engine aircraft with a speed of 3,530 km/h (2,190 mph). The record was set on 28 July 1976 by Eldon W. Joersz and George T. Morgan Jr. near Beale Air Force Base, California, USA.
The U.S. Air Force may be ditching its aging U-2 spy plane in favor of a mysterious drone. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...