From: MarkLFischer at aol.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:18:48 EDT
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Spy plane crash?
To: WSFAlist at WSFA.org

In a message dated 6/22/2005 8:59:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
macbuccfo at msn.com writes:

>The Air Force never retired the U2s, just kept replacing them with  updated
versions.

The U2 design is based on the Schweizer 2-32 sailplane which, despite  its
extreme age, is still the benchmark for efficient high-altitude  flight.  There
are newer planes than the U2, just not *better*  ones.