The UN-manned Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady spyplane version.....

[Stratofreighter]

Okay, most people will prefer the occupied version,
but even an "optionally piloted" Lockheed U-2 will look a lot better than some drone...

Quotes below from
http://aviationweek.com/defense/lockhee ... -2-concept

Nov 24, 2014
Lockheed Updates Unmanned U-2 Concept

U-2 advocates push optionally manned variant as a rival to Global Hawk

The fat lady has not necessarily sung on the fate of the U.S. Air Force’s high-flying U-2 intelligence aircraft.

Lockheed Martin has crafted a reduced-cost plan to “optionally man” its U-2,
throwing a new possibility into the mix as Congress weighs whether to shift to an all-Northrop Grumman Global Hawk unmanned aircraft fleet for high-altitude reconnaissance.

With an optionally manned U-2, advocates for the so-called Dragon Lady say the venerable aircraft finally can match the endurance offered by the RQ-4B Global Hawk.

[SquAdmin]

Sure, but it would also level another big difference between the two: the fact that manned aircraft have far less restrictions when crossing civilian air traffic patterns (which saves a lot of flying time).