U-2 Dragon Lady: The Super Mysterious Spy Plane in the World

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The Lockheed U-2 first took to the skies in 1955, nicknamed the “Dragon Lady,” was like nothing that had flown before it and still flown today, due to extensive modifications. The USAF indicated that the U-2 was scheduled for retirement from service sometime after 2015, with many of its functions to be adopted by high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles.
The U-2 Spy Plane, one of the United States’ most important reconnaissance assets during the Cold War. It operated from Beale Air Force Base for over half a century, beginning in 1974. The U-2’s super mysterious moment came not from photography but from an accident that sparked a crisis.
The U-2 is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft providing signals, imagery, and electronic measurements and signature intelligence, or MASINT.
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@barrygrant2907 Жыл бұрын

Used to watch the U-2 take off every morning at U-Tapao back in '72. Probably one of my fav acft.

@toby9754 Жыл бұрын

Hey me too. You wouldn't happen to be related to Brian Grant? 🥸

@scallopohare9431 4 ай бұрын

Was running late to report for duty one morning at Osan AB, RoK. Splurged on a taxi, he pulled off the road to watch the U-2 take off. Could not be mad at him, it was a beautiful thing to see.

@brianf1950 7 ай бұрын

My son flew the Dragon Lady 2014-2018

@geneglass9529 2 ай бұрын

I worked on the U2 between 74-76. Back then, SAC maintained the aircraft. The command I worked for was responsible for a non-SAC mission flown out of Utapao Thailand. Our office was located inside one of the hangars. When in the hangar, the left wing-tip of the aircraft ended about 10-15 ft away from our office door. If you've seen the U-2 on the ground, you've probably seen the "pogo wheels" close to the end of the wings. These wheels are spring loaded and "pop out" when the aircraft gains lift during takeoff. When the aircraft lands, the recovery crew lifts the wings up and inserts the wheels. When the aircraft is in the hangar, the maintenance guys lift the wing-tips and insert an A-frame looking device close to the pogo wheels to relieve the weight stress on the wings while on the ground. I worked mid-shift, and there were generally 1 or 2 of us on duty during this "quiet" time. One night while I was alone, a powerful thunderstorm passed through our base, and this created some high winds. As I was sitting in my office, I started hearing a "boom-boom-boom-boom" sound that appeared to be very close-by. The "booms" would build in volume . . . then taper off. My thoughts were "what are these sounds?" "Is the base under attack?" "Should I engage security plans and procedures?" After a couple of minutes, I mustered enough courage to open the office door to investigate. Shortly after opening the door, the winds increased in intensity - and the mystery was solved! The wings of the U-2 have so much lift that the wind, rushing through the hangar, caused the wings to curl up and fly off the A-frame stands. As the winds died down the wings would lose lift and make a "boom-boom-boom" sound as they dropped back on the A-frames. My anxiety turned into a chuckle. Its been 50 years, but I'll never forget this!

@TheEurofighter100 3 ай бұрын

By far one of my favorite aircraft

@ericgriffin6698 Жыл бұрын

Incredible aircraft, super important... 👍👍👍😊🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@german-engineering1963 Жыл бұрын

A sophisticated spy aircraft equipped with ultra-secret electronics, still flies with a GPS rubber-banded to the pilot's rear view mirror (in frame 3:44 and on).

@robertokandal Жыл бұрын

russian fears the 1955 airplane,

@Concetta20 Жыл бұрын

I love it’s nickname. “Dragon-Lady” just sounds bad a$&@.

@1dashcamboatsandcars Жыл бұрын

Great plane, nice review.

@USMilitaryPowerr Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@user-xb5yo1su3f Жыл бұрын

This is definitely the super mysterious spy plane ever

@quaymcquitter8386 3 ай бұрын

Did it have any weapons or fire system like bombs or bullets to protect it from attack

@TheEurofighter100 3 ай бұрын

No(not that I'm aware of anyway) it was made to reach high alt that most enemy aircraft couldn't reach in take pictures of any valuable information the only way to shoot it down is by using a SAM missel but thats unlikely to happen since the dragon lady is nearly invisible on radar

@raminext7625 Жыл бұрын

Феноменальный аппарат для своего времени. Действительно похож на Дракона. SR-71 делали с ацтекской золотой птички. Неужели конструкторы U-2 изучали аэродинамику полета взрослых Драко.?

@ioanbota9397 Жыл бұрын

Realy I like this plane

@scallopohare9431 4 ай бұрын

When technology became art.

@kenjackson5685 Жыл бұрын

1st class

@Snk13_ty Жыл бұрын

Your title should read "The MOST mysterious plane in the World". Keep up the good work though!

@USMilitaryPowerr Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idea!

@waynep343 Жыл бұрын

Francis Gary Powers died in a helicopter crash when he ran out of fuel just a few miles short of the airport. Seems he liked to play how little fuel remaining can I land with. Left over fuel calculation skills from air force flying.

@ericakonnor111 Ай бұрын

Long live the might of the United States one love from ghana 🇬🇭

@d.b.q.p.1540 Жыл бұрын

этот дракон еще не терял крылья при посадке в плохую погоду?

@dtrapbai9030 Жыл бұрын

but.. isn't this craft, the TR 1?

@ion_force Жыл бұрын

One of the mysterious spy plane in the world

@robertokandal Жыл бұрын

I think it came from the past , from 1955 it crossed the soviet unions stargate.

@seancarroll5649 Жыл бұрын

Is it the U-2U now? OR still U-2S Old U-2R/S Crew Chief, I miss my girl BB 1096 anyone know if she is still flying????????

@floodmasterxv1768 Жыл бұрын

From what I can tell, yes. Found some images of her from 2017.

@mahadehasankhan8536 8 ай бұрын

Hi. My. USA. Military.😊.

@user-bv4bt4by8g Жыл бұрын

実は普通に見つかって撃墜されているという

@robertdonovan3986 11 ай бұрын

Once.

@mahadehasankhan8536 7 ай бұрын

Hi.

@user-ld8ey6wr8h Жыл бұрын

Да, помню сбивали такие, ещё в 60-е.

@notaulgoodman9732 Жыл бұрын

I thought Gary Powers was British lol. Must've mixed it up with one of their cover stories (saying it was a British plane) or that it took off from Britain.

@romankowalczuk1762 9 ай бұрын

Suggested reading: "Spy Pilot" by Gary Powers Jr. and "Ike's Bluff" by Evan Thomas

@lampusuluh7952 Жыл бұрын

Pesawat buruk yang penah ada d bumi..

@tomstamford6837 Жыл бұрын

You should fire your script writer, or hire on if you don't have one, at the very least get someone to proof your narration. "It's been operating for _over_ 50 years... from 1974..." It's only 2022. "Over" 50 years? It's the small things you know.

@DavidEVogel Жыл бұрын

The aircraft has been in service since 1956.

@halimahalimed8930 Жыл бұрын

1:24 it's the salafists state not Islamic .

@chrisholder4978 Жыл бұрын

The creator of this video left a word out of the title of the video. That word is "most". "U-2 Dragon Lady: The (Most) Super Mysterious Spy Plane in the World". When you leave out the word "most", it literally makes no sense, nor does it sound right when you read it. If you know English, then you (viewer) should be annoyed by this. To me, it is like fingernails on a chalkboard when I read these unchecked interpretations of the English language.

@CommentFrom Жыл бұрын

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@chrisholder4978 Жыл бұрын

@@CommentFrom O you have no fucking idea.

@I.J.1981. Жыл бұрын

@@CommentFrom fun at party man is