How Many U-2 Spy Planes Were Built?

Many of the aircraft that lived to retirement are now on display both in the US and in Europe. The Lockheed U-2 was a black ...
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What Happens To Old Boeing Planes After Retirement?

Did you know that up to 700 jets reach retirement every year? In fact, around 16,000 jets have been retired in the past three-and-a-half decades, and, of course, a great many of them are Boeing ...
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Why UPS was still flying the 34-year-old MD-11 plane that crashed

(CNN) — The UPS freighter that crashed in Louisville was a 34-year old jet. While that’s old for a passenger plane, that’s not so unusual in the world of air cargo. There are no initial indications ...
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The U-2 Spy Plane May Be Old, But It's Celebrating Its 70th Birthday By Setting New Records

Not many 70-year-olds can set endurance or distance records. But the U-2 spy plane did both on July 31. It took off from Beale Air Force Base in California and flew a zig-zag lap around the ...
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An inside look at the WWII planes flying over Faurot Field before kickoff

COLUMBIA — World War II era planes took charge of the pre-game flyover for Mizzou's games against Texas A&M and Mississippi State on Saturday. B-2 bombers usually perform the pre-game flyover, but ...
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What Makes The Boeing 727 One Of The Most Difficult Commercial Planes To Fly

Built in the early 1960s, the Boeing 727 was designed to bridge the gap between short-haul and long-haul flights, operating between airports with shorter runways and lacking infrastructure. It had ...