Lockheed U2 model airplane

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Lockheed U-2 model airplane

In July, 1955, President Eisenhower proposed an "Open Skies" policy under which both U.S. and Soviet reconnaissance aircraft would be free to make unrestricted flights over each other's territory, thus reducing tensions and increasing mutual trust. This was rejected by the Soviet Union, but a month later Lockheed flew the first U-2, which had been designed and built under conditions of great secrecy in the company's so-called "Skunk Works". It had remarkable high-flying and long-range performance that resulted from the powerplant and configuration. The former was a Pratt & Whitney J-57 with revised fuel system, and the aircraft's high-aspect ratio glider-like wings allowed range to be extended by shutting down the engine to flight-idle and gliding over long distances. Intended for operation at altitudes where detection and interception were unlikely, the U-2 bristled with data-gathering devices. That the U-2 was, in fact, detectable and vulnerable was demonstrated on May 1, 1960 when, during an overflight of the Soviet Union (which the U.S. had previously emphatically denied was being done), a U-2 flown by Francis Gary "Frank" Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. Powers escaped by parachute and was captured, but the incident lead to a further dramatic temperature drop in the "cold war." The value of the U-2 was demonstrated in 1962 when these aircraft made early discovery of attempts to install ballistic missile sites in Cuba, and provided the foundation for the pressures which eventually ensured their removal. Interestingly, the U-2 is now used to study high altitude weather patterns, which is what the government had initially claimed it was being used for at the time. (Who knows, maybe Powers was actually just studying the weather over Russia in 1960.)

This model is in precision polymer to exacting specifications. It is hand painted, and comes fully assembled with removable desk stand.

Dimensions: Wingspan, 18" -Length, 11" -Scale, 1/72

Item #B3372S3R - Air Corps Price $99.95

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