Amazing Time-Lapse Of The Disassembly Of An Entire U-2 Plane

Name: Amazing Time-Lapse Of The Disassembly Of An Entire U-2 Plane
Uploaded: 2015-12-07T15:20:28.000Z
Description: Every U-2 plane gets revised part by part, repainted and reassembled every 4,700 flight hours.

Every U-2 plane gets revised part by part, repainted and reassembled every 4,700 flight hours.

Dec 7, 2015

This exclusive time-lapse footage shows an entire U-2 plane being disassembled by Lockheed Martin technicians. Every U-2 plane gets revised part by part, repainted, and reassembled every 4,700 flight hours. More than 40,000 rivets and 1,800 individual parts, plus the fuselage, get inspected — and repaired or replaced if needed — to assure "a record-high operational rate."