New Top Secret Construction at Area 51
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Jul. 20th, 2007 || Source:
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Something big is in the works at Nevada's legendary
Area 51 military base. A massive
new building is under construction at the top secret location. Aviation experts say there's a good chance that a new, highly classified aircraft might soon be zipping around the Nevada skies.
What kind of aircraft? One possibility is a successor to the SR-71 spy plane, the SR-72.
The SR-71 Blackbird is widely regarded as the greatest airplane ever built. It sliced through the sky at Mach 3 and still reigns, officially anyway, as the fastest plane in history. Groom Lake, also known as Area 51, was home for the Blackbird during its early days. The question is -- will Area 51 also be the location of choice for the development of a successor, and maybe more than one?
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