2007-04-03 18:44:02 · 5 answers · asked by Mere Mortal 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The U-2's service ceiling is just 27,000 meters.
The SA-2, which shot down Major Anderson, has the search radar called "Spoon Rest*" with range of 275 km along with the "Fan Song*" targeting radar which has a 65 km range. The SA-2 was designed to take out high altitude non-maneuvering targets.
Major Anderson was well in range of the radars and the missile.
The colonel might give a more enlightening answer as he might have been on the wrong side of the Guideline.
* Fancy names, do they recruit people just to come up with these names?
2007-04-03 20:56:48 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Major who? Gary Powers was shot down over Russia by a SAM but he was well with in Russian RADAR range when they got him. That was one of the main reasons for the SR 71. It could fly at a much higher altitude and a heck of a lot faster. None have ever been shot down, though several times it was tried.
2007-04-03 19:00:06 · answer #2 · answered by Dusty 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
RADAR and to the person who said "Radar foo!" Foo is rweally spelled Fool! (Are u a foo? Oops i mean Fool) lol!
2007-04-04 04:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by F-14Dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Radar, foo!
2007-04-03 21:43:39 · answer #4 · answered by Darcia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
radar
2007-04-03 19:28:01 · answer #5 · answered by quackpotwatcher 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋