Area 51 - Black Jets: A History of the Aircraft Developed at Groom Lake, America's Secret Aviation Base
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.82 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760344264 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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As you look at photos of advanced aircraft or aerial shots of Groom Lake, you can't help but consider that possessing these same photos 20 years ago would have been treasonous, or at least a severe breach of national security. "Since the mid-1950s, Area 51 (aka the Nevada Test and Training Range, Homey Airport, and more), a desolate, dry lake bed in the southern Nevada desert, has operated as a clandestine CIA-U.S. Military historian Yenne's (Aces High) insightful study provides an illustrated chronology of many of Area 51's premier aircraft projects, which include Lockheed's U-2 and SR-71 spy planes, a range
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 also covers a handful of the many classified experimental programs carried out at Area 51 over the years, such as Have Doughnut, Have Ferry, and 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.. 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. 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. In Area 51 - Black Jets, author and military historian Bill Yenne offers the first fully illustrated chr
Great Read Robert L. Woodson Enjoyed the balance between facts and speculative history. It did not drag or get boring at any point to me. Well worth it for those interested in the history of some of the most unique airframes in our countries's history.. First-class illustrated history of an American legend "It's a place steeped in mythology, where the most astonishing machines on Earth were tested " -- from the io9 review (link at first comment), which is the one you should read first. I really, really liked the book -- and the photos! -- and commend it to your attention.The real Area 51 was at Groom Lake, near the Nevada (atom-bomb) Test Site, which became Kelly Johnson's secret test-flight airbase in the 1950s, at the suggestion of the CIA. The U2 spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird and the F-117 Stealth fighter were all tested here. Along with many ot. "Area 51 -- demystified and ampped up" according to Joseph May. Whether you know it as Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Groom Lake or Area 51 it is a facility shrouded mystery. Shedding light of many of the dark projects there, as well as many others less in the dark, author Bill Yenne also takes the reader through their history and importance. This book only just published ï Area 51 Black Jets ï begins in 19Area 51 -- demystified and ampped up Joseph May Whether you know it as Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Groom Lake or Area 51 it is a facility shrouded mystery. Shedding light of many of the dark projects there, as well as many others less in the dark, author Bill Yenne also takes the reader through their history and importance. This book only just published ï Area 51 Black Jets ï begins in 1940 with the designation of an inhospitable 3,000,000 acres of land in southern Nevada as an Army bombing and gunnery range before describing a complicated evolution where areas where pieced. 0 with the designation of an inhospitable Area 51 -- demystified and ampped up Whether you know it as Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Groom Lake or Area 51 it is a facility shrouded mystery. Shedding light of many of the dark projects there, as well as many others less in the dark, author Bill Yenne also takes the reader through their history and importance. This book only just published ï Area 51 Black Jets ï begins in 19Area 51 -- demystified and ampped up Joseph May Whether you know it as Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Groom Lake or Area 51 it is a facility shrouded mystery. Shedding light of many of the dark projects there, as well as many others less in the dark, author Bill Yenne also takes the reader through their history and importance. This book only just published ï Area 51 Black Jets ï begins in 1940 with the designation of an inhospitable 3,000,000 acres of land in southern Nevada as an Army bombing and gunnery range before describing a complicated evolution where areas where pieced. 0 with the designation of an inhospitable 3,000,000 acres of land in southern Nevada as an Army bombing and gunnery range before describing a complicated evolution where areas where pieced. ,000,000 acres of land in southern Nevada as an Army bombing and gunnery range before describing a complicated evolution where areas where pieced
D. . The Wall Street Journal notes that Yenne writes "with a cinematic vividness." Yenne has also authored ten novels and has penned several books on beer and brewing history, including Beer: The Ultimate World Tour. It holds one's interest from front to back." Yenne has also contributed to encyclopedias of World War I and World War II and has been featured in several documentaries which