A friend told me 40 years ago that the U2 was almost impossible to get off the ground. It leaked fuel until it warmed up as it gained speed. Plus the wings needed support to keep them from dragging on the ground
It is weird, or perhaps appropriate, that grunts like Powers fall into the center of international and historical folderols the true nature of which remains unclear for decades if not centuries.
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A friend told me 40 years ago that the U2 was almost impossible to get off the ground. It leaked fuel until it warmed up as it gained speed. Plus the wings needed support to keep them from dragging on the ground
It is weird, or perhaps appropriate, that grunts like Powers fall into the center of international and historical folderols the true nature of which remains unclear for decades if not centuries.