Area 51 - Black Jets: A History Of The Aircraft Developed At Groom Lake, America's Secret Aviation Base
by Bill Yenne /
2014 / English / EPUB
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Area 51's most important military aviation developments are
profiled in an illustrated format.
Area 51's most important military aviation developments are
profiled in an illustrated format. 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
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. InArea 51 - Black Jets
Area 51 - Black Jets, author and military
historian
, author and military
historianBill Yenne
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
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 theHave Blue
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,
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,Area
51 - Black Jets
Area
51 - Black Jets also covers a handful of the many classified
experimental programs carried out at Area 51 over the years, such
as
also covers a handful of the many classified
experimental programs carried out at Area 51 over the years, such
asHave Doughnut
Have Doughnut,
,Have Ferry
Have Ferry, and
, andHave Drill
Have Drill
- secret undertakings that successfully reverse-engineered such
enemy aircraft as the Russian MiG during the Cold War. Presented
in beautiful hardcover format and illustrated with historic color
and black-and-white photographs, diagrams, and maps, this book
reveals Area 51 for what it truly is: a clandestine area for the
United States' most cutting-edge technological innovators in
military aviation.
- secret undertakings that successfully reverse-engineered such
enemy aircraft as the Russian MiG during the Cold War. Presented
in beautiful hardcover format and illustrated with historic color
and black-and-white photographs, diagrams, and maps, this book
reveals Area 51 for what it truly is: a clandestine area for the
United States' most cutting-edge technological innovators in
military aviation.