Title :
Kelly´s greatest challenge — The Blackbirds
Abstract :
A collection of slides from the author´s conference presentation is given. The followings topics are discussed: definitions of spying and reconnaissance; history of Humint, history of technology; hot air balloons; civil war; aircraft; WWI; Caudron G4; Spad XVI; WWII; Spitfire; P-38(F-5 recon Variant); high altitude recon challenges of cold & moisture; Cold War; Soviet Union; closed society; modified current aircraft-limited success; Kelly Johnson; Skunk Works; P-38; P-80; F-104; U-2; SR-71; U-2 first a/c designed and built for reconnaissance; over flight and political consequences; Survivabilty Study 1957 - CIA Led; U-2 at risk - Radar and Sam Development; space programs - yet to deliver Corona Program; speed, altitude and reduced radar signature; and new manned aircraft needed.
Keywords :
airships; history; radar; CIA; Caudron G4; Cold War; Corona Program; F-104; F-5 recon Variant; Humint history; P-38; P-80; SR-71; Sam development; Skunk Works; Soviet Union; Spad XVI; Spitfire; U-2; WWI aircraft; WWII aircraft; blackbirds; civil war; closed society; cold challenges; flight consequences; high altitude recon challenges; hot air balloons; manned aircraft; modified current aircraft-limited success; moisture challenges; political consequences; radar development; reconnaissance definition; reduced radar signature; space programs; spying definition; technology history;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2012 IEEE/AIAA 31st
Conference_Location :
Williamsburg, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1699-6
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2012.6383139
