SENIOR YEAR / AQUATONE / U-2 / TR-1
"Dragon Lady"

Specifications
Primary Function	high-altitude reconnaissance
Contractor	Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
VARIANT	U-2A	U-2R	TR-1	U-2S
Wing span	80 feet	103 feet
Length	49.5 feet	63 feet
Empty Weight	11,700 lbs	14,900 lbs	16,000 lbs
Maximum Takeoff Weight	16,000 lb	41,000 lb (18,598 kg)
Maximum Speed	528 mph	510 mph	495 mph	~500 mph
Engine	P&W J57-P-37A	P&W J75-P-13B		GE F-118-101
Engine Thrust	11,200 lbst	17,000 lbst		19,000 lbst
Ceiling	85,000 feet	80,000 feet	90,000 feet
Range	2,200 miles	3,500 miles	4,000 miles	4,600 miles
Endurance on internal fuel	6.5 hours	7.5 hours	12 hours	+10 hours
Date Deployed	Aug 1955	1967	Sep 1981	Oct 1994
Crew	One (two in trainer models)
Cost	Classified			$400 million
Production and Inventory	Production: 30 U-2A all converted to later models and retired by April 1989	Production: 16 U-2B 15 U-2R all converted to later models	Production: 25 TR-1A 2 TR-1B 2 ER-1	Inventory 32 Active force + 4 trainers 0 Reserve 0 ANG

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