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The Mach 3 Lockheed A-12 Has A Message for the U.S. Military
Key Points and Summary – After the U-2 shootdown in 1960, the CIA needed a reconnaissance aircraft that could outrun missiles and hide from radar. Lockheed’s A-12 Oxcart answered: a single-seat, ...
But the spy plane was retired after one year as its successor was already in development. Its design inspired future spy planes like the SR-71 — as well as the name of Elon Musk's son. The Lockheed ...
The Archangel-12, or A-12 for short, is considered to be America's first supersonic spy plane. But the spy plane was retired after one year as its successor was already in development. Its design ...
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