Although not acknowledged as such at the time of its debut, Lockheed's A-12 Blackbird was the world's first true 'Stealth' aircraft. Designed to be difficult to track via radar, the A-12 pioneered 'low observable' technologies 20 years before they became household words. It was also highly secret, and even at this late date, very little of its history has ever been released into the public domain. This book lifts the veil for a glimpse into the shadowy world of international intrigue, espionage technology and high speed adventure.

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This book is a wealth of information. The color film of the assembly process is amazing. The description of Birdwatcher and the ECM suite is fascinating, as is the operational story of the pilots who flew the missions.

I get a kick out of the fact that the Soviets where unwittingly supplying nearly all the titanium for this project.

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