The kit includes over a dozen custom printed elements, including a custom minifig pilot, and has play features such functional landing gear. This massive build perfectly captures the unique dimensions and angles of the iconic U-2® aircraft. Today, U-2® aircraft are used for everything from high-altitude NASA physics experiments, to tracking beetle migrations in the forests of Alaska.Īdditional information about this Brickmania® custom building kit: Throughout its career, the U-2® would fly missions over Vietnam, Cuba, and China as well. In 1956 the U-2® completed a flight from West Germany over the Soviet Union, capturing unprecedented information and giving the United States a look behind the Iron Curtain. This brilliant and unique design allowed the U-2® to carry 700 pounds of important reconnaissance and surveillance equipment while maintaining a mission range of 3,000 miles and the ability to fly at an astonishing 70,000 feet. The prototype designs that would lead to the creation of the U-2® were the brainchild of Lockheed® engineer Clarence “Kelly” Johnson. About the U-2® Dragon Lady® - High Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft:ĭeveloped by Lockheed Martin® via the famous Skunk Works® and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) throughout the Cold War, the U-2® high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, nicknamed ‘Dragon Lady®’, remains operational to this day in the form of the U-2S®.
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