29-01-2016, 11:36 PM
True. The U-2 was such a fragile aircraft that it had a very limited envelope of operation, (at the beginning) a 6 knot air-speed envelope between "stall" and "wings break off" (later improved to 20 knots). It was designed to handle only half the G forces all other military planes could take, so it couldn't turn fast or dive or climb steeply. Furthermore, there is a limited window of time in which the U2 flew covertly, 1956 to 1960. Plus, there never were very many of them made.
These limitations truly mean that only a tiny fraction of mysterious UFO reports could be rationally imputed to the U2. The two really interesting thing about this release is the appearance of many familiar names to the JFK case: Dulles, Bissel, Twining, Lemay, Charles Cabell, Bell Aircraft, to name a few; and the fact that the U2 story shows that both the CIA and the military were quite prepared to, and practiced at, disregarding Eisenhower's orders, as well as Kennedy's.
These limitations truly mean that only a tiny fraction of mysterious UFO reports could be rationally imputed to the U2. The two really interesting thing about this release is the appearance of many familiar names to the JFK case: Dulles, Bissel, Twining, Lemay, Charles Cabell, Bell Aircraft, to name a few; and the fact that the U2 story shows that both the CIA and the military were quite prepared to, and practiced at, disregarding Eisenhower's orders, as well as Kennedy's.
"All that is necessary for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing." (unknown)
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."