Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady High-Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft Family
The Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady is a single-seat, single-engine high-altitude and near-space reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force. Its long, narrow wings lift electro-optical, infrared, synthetic-aperture-radar, signals-intelligence, and MASINT payloads above 70,000 feet for day/night all-weather intelligence missions; the TU-2S is the two-seat trainer derivative.
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Identity
- Aliases
- U-2SU-2 Dragon LadyDragon LadyTU-2S
- Family Name
- Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady
- Full Name
- Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady High-Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissanceresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Crew Capacity
- 1
- Max Payload Mass Kg
- 2,268
- Max Speed Kph
- 660
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 18,000
- Operating Modes
- land
- Range Km
- 11,265
- Service Ceiling M
- 21,212
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady is a single-seat, single-engine high-altitude and near-space reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force. Its long, narrow wings lift electro-optical, infrared, synthetic-aperture-radar, signals-intelligence, and MASINT payloads above 70,000 feet for day/night all-weather intelligence missions; the TU-2S is the two-seat trainer derivative.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 4.8
- Length M
- 19.2
- Wingspan M
- 32
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- U-2S F118-101 installation
- Notes
- The USAF fact sheet identifies one General Electric F118-101 engine for the modernized U-2S/TU-2S family.
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 11:13:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 11:13:00 UTC