Tacit Blue had an odd, whale-like shape, inspiring onlookers to call it "Shamu.
Tacit Blue and Have Blue: These two planes were the first successful attempts at creating stealth aircraft. These planes could fly at speeds up to Mach 3 and at altitudes of 90, feet 27, meters. A Los Angeles Times article speculated that the aircraft's appearance and speeds of close to Mach 3 2, miles or 3, kilometers per hour led commercial pilots who encountered it to assume that it was an alien spacecraft. The Suntan used liquid hydrogen for fuel, which was its ultimate downfall.Įngineers decided that it would be too expensive to create a fuel infrastructure to support the Suntan's flights, and the government canceled the project. Engineers designed a plane - called the Suntan - to be a successor to the U It could fly at speeds up to Mach 2. However, the CIA and Lockheed realized they would soon need more advanced aircraft because the Soviet Union's missile technology was rapidly catching up. The U-2 could fly at altitudes of 70, feet 21, meters and was effective in reconnaissance missions for several years. The U-2 Spy Plane project is why Area 51 was originally established in the s. Here are some of the known projects at Area How Area 51 Works. But despite the government's efforts, it's been difficult to keep Area 51's activities completely secret.
The declassification of documents about the U-2 program from the s and s was the first crack in the official curtain of secrecy. So sad for such an iconic aircraft.According to the Air Force, the facility's purpose is as follows: "the testing of technologies and systems training for operations critical to the effectiveness of U. File Contents This list displays the first files in the package. I don't know if I installed this wrong or is this missing sound because I can't hear anything even when my sounds are on. We moderate all comments manually before they are approved. The content of the comments below are entirely the opinions of the individual posting the comment and do not always reflect the views of Fly Away Simulation. Most of the freeware add-on aircraft and scenery packages in our file library come with easy installation instructions which you can read above in the file description.
If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them. This list displays the first files in the package. Both the VC and the 2D panel are authentic to the real U2 panel. The U2 has also been used for electronic sensor research, satellite calibration, and communications purposes.