Dragon Lady: The History of the U-2 Spyplane - Hardcover

Pocock, Chris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0906393841 ISBN 13: 9780906393840

Publisher: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

More than 30 years after its first flight in conditions of great secrecy, the Lockheed U-2 still flies valuable reconnaissance missions around the globe. Developed to a unique CIA specification by Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, one of the world's greatest aircraft designers, the U-2 was born in the famed "Skunk Works" at Burbank, California. This book traces many aspects of the U-2 story that have remained hidden from public view, such as the bureaucratic infighting between the CIA and the US Air Force for control of the U-2 spyflights and the significant contributions that British and Chinese pilots made to the U-2 programme. The role of the U-2 in satellite and missile development and in the monitoring of nuclear weapons tests is also examined, along with its use by NASA to map earth resources and monitor natural disasters. And U-2 pilots relate their experiences with the most unforgiving of flying machines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Airlife Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0906393841
• ISBN 13: 9780906393840
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 214