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  2. Area 51 - Wikipedia

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    After completion of acceptance flights at Area 51 of this last new F-117A aircraft, the flight test squadron continued flight test duties of refurbished aircraft after modifications by Lockheed. In February/March 1992 the test unit moved from Area 51 to the USAF Palmdale Plant 42 and was integrated with the Air Force Systems Command 6510th Test ...

  3. Lockheed A-12 - Wikipedia

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    A-12 60-6925, No. 122, mounted inverted for radar testing at Area 51. After development and production at Skunk Works, in Burbank, California, the first A-12 was transferred to Groom Lake test facility (Area 51). [16] On 26 April 1962 it was taken on its first (unofficial and unannounced) flight with Lockheed test pilot Louis Schalk at the ...

  4. Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird - Wikipedia

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    Equipment for the plane's aerial reconnaissance missions included signals-intelligence sensors, side-looking airborne radar, and a camera. [6] On average, each SR-71 could fly once per week due to the time required to prepare it for the next mission. A total of 32 aircraft were built; 12 were lost in accidents, none to enemy action. [8] [9]

  5. Lockheed's 'Son of Blackbird' spy plane might already be here

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    The Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most recognizable aircraft designs in history. Few other planes have captured the public's attention and imagination in quite the same way as the ...

  6. Lockheed Martin SR-72 - Wikipedia

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    In December 2014, NASA awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to study the feasibility of building the SR-72's propulsion system using existing turbine engine technologies, The $892,292 (~$1.13 million in 2023) contract funded a design study to determine the viability of a TBCC propulsion system by combining one of several current turbine engines, with a very low Mach ignition Dual Mode Ramjet (DMRJ).

  7. Leaked video allegedly shows alien aircraft being tested at ...

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    Famous aircraft such as the U-2 spy plane and the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird were tested in the area, and some conspiracy theorists believe that is where the government does research on alien ...

  8. Boeing Bird of Prey - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing Bird of Prey is an American black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology.It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in the 1990s. [1] The company provided $67 million of funding for the project; [1] it was a low-cost program compared to many other programs of similar scale.

  9. The Real Story Behind the Myth of Area 51, America’s Most ...

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    Known by its map designation as Area 51, this middle-of-nowhere site became a new top-secret military base. ... Known military aircraft could get to 40,000 feet, and some believed manned flight ...