pbArea 51's most important military aviation developments are profiled in an illustrated format.b 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 iArea 51 - Black Jetsi, author and military historian bBill Yenneb 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 iHave Bluei program during the 1970s. Each project is given its own fascinating chapter illuminating the aircraft's development at this famed location. But beyon