The Insane Amount of Power US Spy Plane Needs to Take Off

https://tube.blueben.net/w/kTV1yWgWz9ucBUhMCn5Cxj

USAF U-2S 80-1073 on final for Palmdale. Clearly post deployment and with a total clean air frame #u2 #dragonlady #plant42 #palmdale #cvvhrn #nikon #aviationphotography #photography #militaryaviation

U-2 spy plane went over a couple of hours ago at 60,000ft. #adsb #dragonlady "Snoop on to them... As they snoop on to us"

L’US Air Force envisage à nouveau de retirer ses derniers avions espions U-2 «Dragon Lady» du service

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.opex360.com/2026/04/23/lus-air-force-envisage-a-nouveau-de-retirer-ses-derniers-avions-espions-u-2-dragon-lady-du-service/

A position to pilot a rare #DragonLady spy plane in California just opened https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/u2-spy-plane-california-22212400.php

U‑2 Dragon Lady modernisée en guerre électronique : vieux de 60 ans mais boosté pour surveiller tout ce qui bouge 📡✈️
https://www.generation-nt.com/actualites/u-2-dragon-lady-modernisation-guerre-electronique-bae-systems-2073288
#Aviation #Science #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #U2 #DragonLady #ElectronicWarfare #ISRTech

🛩️ Aircraft: 🇺🇸 Lockheed U-2S "Dragon Lady" single-seat single-engine high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
🌀Powerplant: 1x General Electric F118-101 turbofan engine
🗂️ S/N: AF68-336 (68-10366)
🛠️ C/N: 058
🧑‍✈️ Assigned to: 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, USA
🎪 Airshow: 2025 Beale Air & Space Expo
📍 Location: Beale Air Force Base, California, USA
🖼️ Prints available 🔗
📷 Fujifilm X-H2S
🔭 Fujinon XF500mmF5.6
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🐉 This Dragon is about to hoard all that Gold(en Gate)
🛩️ Aircraft: 🇺🇸 Lockheed U-2S "Dragon Lady" single-seat single-engine high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
🌀Powerplant: 1x 🇺🇸 General Electric F118-101 turbofan engine
🗂️ S/N: AF80-092 (80-1092)
🛠️ C/N: 092
🧑‍✈️ Assigned to: 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, USA
🎪 Airshow: San Francisco Fleet Week 2025
📍 Location: San Francisco, California, USA
📷 Fujifilm X-H2S
🔭 Fujinon XF500mmF5.6
🖼️ Prints available 🔗
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🛩️ Aircraft: 🇺🇸 Lockheed U-2S "Dragon Lady" single-seat single-engine high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
🌀 Powerplant: 1x General Electric F118-101 turbofan engine
🗂️ S/N: AF80-071 (80-1071)
🛠️ C/N: 9-071
🧑‍✈️ Assigned to: 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, USA
🎪 Airshow: 2025 Beale Air & Space Expo
📍 Location: Beale Air Force Base, California, USA
🖼️ Prints available 🔗
📷 Fujifilm X-H2S
🔭 Fujinon XF500mmF5.6
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