U2 Crisis In 1954Frank Wisnerof theCentral Intelligence AgencyplacedRichard Bissellin charge of developing and operating the U-2 spy plane. The U-2 was designed by Kelly Johnson, who had previously been responsible for the P-38 and the F-104 fighter planes. It was essentially a glider with ...
Exclusive: For the first time ever, an AI has controlled a military plane. The U.S. Air Force reveals how it successfully flew an AI copilot on a U-2 spy plane.
with three fatalities and two pilots captured, and another six U-2s lost in training with six pilotskilled. One of the engine intakes is at the Museo Girón at Girón village, in the province of Matanzas,at the "NASA Aircraft Sets New World Altitude Record." Science Daily, 24 OctoberLS ...
For political reasons and to attempt to distance the "new" aircraft from the "spy plane" reputation of the U-2, many aircraft in the second batch were designated as TR-1, even though they were mostly carbon copies of the U-2R aircraft built earlier. The aircraft labeled as U-2R in ...