{"product_id":"area-51-black-jets-bill-yenne-9780760361450","title":"Area 51 - Black Jets: A History of the Aircraft Developed at Groom Lake, America's Secret Aviation Base","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArea 51's most important military aviation developments are profiled in an illustrated format.\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eArea 51 - Black Jets\u003c\/i\u003e, author and military historian \u003cb\u003eBill Yenne\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eHave Blue\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eArea 51 - Black Jets\u003c\/i\u003e also covers a handful of the many classified experimental programs carried out at Area 51 over the years, such as \u003ci\u003eHave Doughnut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHave Ferry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHave Drill\u003c\/i\u003e - secret undertakings that successfully reverse-engineered such enemy aircraft as the Russian MiG during the Cold War. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Yenne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0760361452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780760361450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zenith Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 8.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Bill Yenne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992329453823,"sku":"9780760361450","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9a64c7a-9be1-446e-b716-5da9af9a1c3d.jpg?v=1683315389","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/area-51-black-jets-bill-yenne-9780760361450","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}