Lockheed U-2

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high-altitude aircraft military aircraft reconnaissance aircraft

The Lockheed U-2 is a high-altitude American reconnaissance aircraft designed for intelligence gathering missions, particularly during the Cold War.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-altitude aircraft → military aircraft → reconnaissance aircraft →
aircraftCategory	fixed-wing aircraft → single-engine jet →
alsoKnownAs	Kelly Johnson →
basedAt	Beale Air Force Base →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crew	1 →
designedFor	high-altitude intelligence gathering →
designer	Clarence Johnson →
developedFor	Central Intelligence Agency →
engineModel	General Electric F118 → Pratt & Whitney J57 →
firstFlight	1955-08-01 →
introduced	1956 →
landingGear	bicycle-type landing gear →
manufacturer	Lockheed → Lockheed Skunk Works →
maxSpeed	approximately 500 mph → approximately 805 km/h →
nickname	Dragon Lady →
notableEvent	1960 U-2 incident →
notablePilot	Francis Gary Powers →
operator	Central Intelligence Agency → Republic of China Air Force → United States Air Force →
primaryUser	Central Intelligence Agency → United States Air Force →
programStart	1954 →
propulsion	single turbojet engine →
range	over 11000 km → over 6000 nmi →
role	strategic reconnaissance →
serviceCeiling	above 21000 m → above 70000 ft →
status	in service →
successor	Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird →
takeoffAndLanding	conventional runway →
usedDuring	Cold War → Cuban Missile Crisis → Gulf War → Iraq War → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan →
usedFor	aerial reconnaissance → imagery intelligence → signals intelligence →
variant	TR-1A → U-2A → U-2C → U-2R → U-2S →
wingConfiguration	high-wing →
wingType	glider-like high-aspect-ratio wing →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lockheed U-2 ("U-2A") → Lockheed U-2 ("U-2C") → Lockheed U-2 ("U-2R") → Lockheed U-2 ("U-2S") →	variant
Francis Gary Powers →	aircraftFlown
U-2 incident of 1960 →	aircraftType
Powers incident →	aircraftUsed
Paris Summit of 1960 →	hasRelatedAircraft
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics ("U-2 reconnaissance aircraft") →	product
Powers incident ("U-2 reconnaissance program") →	relatedProgram