Area 51
 

If you ever wondered how the A-12s got to Area 51.
I got to make two of these trips. Rear tiller steering relief driver.
We would not even see a civilian car or truck, the roads had been cleared.

http://www.roadrunnersinternationale..._the_a-12.html

Came home on the Connie in the later pics.
Use to fly from Burbank to the Area on it on Mondays and back home on Fridays or some times Saturday. Might stay two weeks when necessary.

The SR-71 had a different transporter.

Magic

Interesting reading. :up:

I'll say!:yeah:

Thanks for sharing. :salute:

Area 51?

I've looked at it tons of times on Google Earth. :D

This area "51" does not exist. This article does not exist. :stare:

Interesting read, thanks for sharing. :up:

Great story! It is so neat to hear from someone who actually took part in something like that. :sunny:

Cool post.:salute:

Very cool indeed, I remember there was a documentary on 'Dreamland' a while ago on one of the Documentary channels on Sky on the development of the Blackbird, a remarkable aircraft and a credit to the designers and the crew who put her together and transported her from the Skunkworks. :yeah:

LOL :)

I want to see what is or was in hangar 18.:cool:

I thought that was a photo of it in your sig.:D

Nah. That's on display in the Smithsonian. It's the original model used in the original Star Trek television show.:up:

Cappin Kirk would need to be a wee little fellow to fit in that thing.:haha: