Manufacturer: Lockheed Skunk Works
Number Produced or Converted: 104
Role: High-altitude Reconnaissance
Crew: 1
First Deployment Date: U-2R – 1967
U-2S - 1994
Dimensions
Length: U-2R – 63 ft
U-2S – 63 ft
Wingspan: U-2R – 103 ft
U-2S – 103 ft
Weight
Empty: U-2R – 14,900 lbs
Maximum Take-Off: U-2R – 41,000 lbs
U-2S – 41,000 lbs
Powerplant :
U-2R: P7W J75-P-13B
Thrust – 17,000 lbst
U-2S: GE F-118-101
Thrust – 19,000 lbst
Performance
Celling: U-2R – 80,000 ft
U-2S – 90,000 ft
Range: U-2R – 3,500 miles
U-2S – 4,600 miles