THE AIR FORCE U-2 PROJECT 'DRAGON LADY'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP33-02415A000200190002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 1, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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THE
AIR FORCE
U-2
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GENERAL INFORMATION
U-2 - Single-Place, Single-Engine Jet Aircraft for Long-Range Reconnaissance
at extreme altitude
CONTRACTOR - Special Division of Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, Calif.
USING COMMAND - Strategic Air Command
SUPPORT DEPOT - Weapon System Support Center manned by WRAMA, now located
at WRAMA
ENGINE - Pratt & Whitney J-57-P-37 or J-57-P-31A
FUEL - Special LF-lA (now a Mil. Spec. Thermally-Stable JP-1)
FUEL CAPACITY + Normal: 1053 Gal.
MAXIMUM: 1360 Gal.
')ESIGN GROSS WT. NORMAL: 17,750 lbs.
MAXIMUM: 19,750 lbs.
WING AREA - 600 Sq. Ft.
WING SPREAD (ALL 'N'ET) 80 Ft.
FUSELAGE LENGTH 50 Ft.
bicycle-Type Landing Gear with wing tip skids and droppable out-rigger
stabilizing struts and wheels
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PROGRAM HISTORY
25X1A6a
1st Aircraft delivered in Sep 56 (8 months after go-ahead)
30th Aircraft delivered in Dec 57
Equipped and Trained at
; moved to Laughlin AFB, Texas
as the 4028th SRS(W) under the 4080th SR.hr in Jun 57
Supported for detachment deployments
All Contracting and Funding handled thru special procedures at Hq USAF
vJISPO given responsibility for overall program
All channels of normal weapon system programs were and are by-passed
No AMC control other than WSPO
No AMC Depot responsibility other than supplies thru WSSC
No AMC Deoot Maintenance
No WADC Labs.
No standard handbooks, data, etc.
Contractors given design and performance responsibility
Special security procedures
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
30 Aircraft Procured
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
15 Photo
6
4 Electronic Ferret
3 ARDC Research ('Weather, Human Factors, and Infra-red)
All basic equipments are designed to be interchangeable packages
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENTS
Drift Sight and. Tracking Camera
Sextant and Radan
Radar and VHF Radio Monitoring
Automatic Radar Ferret
Camera Configurations:
A-1 (3 - 6" and 1 - 24") B (1 - 36`x)
A-2 0 - 24") C (1 - 180")
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3ASIC MISSION PROFILE
25X1 DOc
NORMAL : e,r;. i ~:
1500 N.M.
MAXIMUM: 2000 N.M.
Take-off Weight - Normal: 17,750 Lbs.
Maximum: 19,750 Lbs.
Cruise Out/Back Military Power - 425 Kts.
.74 Mach
Mission Time Normal: 8 hrs.
Maximum: 9 hrs.
Distance T.O. and Climb 50 ft. 1100 ft.
Distance Land from 50 ft. 1900 ft.
25X1 DOc
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FE SULTS
Minimum Aircraft Changes with immediate effectivity
Weapon System Meets all design criteria and exceeds specification requirements
Low-cost program
Program objectives remained fixed as to purpose and mission
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