Secret Jets: A History of the Aircraft Developed At Area 51
by Bill Yenne
Synopsis : When most of us think of Area 51, we think of aliens, UFOs, and controversial government cover-ups. It's easy to forget that, since the mid-1950s, the United States' famed extension of Edwards Air Force Base has served as a top-secret CIA testing ground for many of the most groundbreaking advancements in American military aviation technology. In?Secret Jets, author and military historian?Bill Yenne?offers the first fully illustrated chronology of Area 51's most famous aircraft projects, including Lockheed's U-2 "Dragon Lady" and SR-71 "Blackbird" reconnaissance planes, drones ranging from the early Lockheed D-21 to the modern-day General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, and the famous F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter produced by the?Have Blue?program during the 1970s. Each project is given its own fascinating chapter illuminating the aircraft's development at this famed location. But beyond the aircraft themselves,?Secret Jets also covers a handful of the many classified experimental programs
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Author : Bill YennePages : 192 pages
Publisher : Crestline Books
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ISBN-10 : 078583625X
ISBN-13 : 9780785836254
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