Black Projects The Secret Cold War

Black projects were secret Cold War aircraft that advanced aerospace innovation through classified spy planes and stealth prototypes.
Some were spotted and labelled UFO, others only became known when the government decided to remove their 'top secret' label. All were aircraft that took aerospace innovation and development to places previously deemed impossible, all the while shrouded in secrecy and earning the name 'black projects'.
During the Cold War, these black projects would produce radical, highly classified spy planes and stealth prototypes funded via hidden budgets, most notably the Lockheed U-2, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, and the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk.
In this fascinating look behind the curtain, expert author David Baker uncovers the conspiracies, covert operations and the successes and failures of these once-classified Cold War aviation experiments.