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The first statement of this article is false. The A-12 was the basis of both the YF-12 and the SR-71. The YF-12 was done after A-12 and SR-71. [[User:Kowloonese|Kowloonese]] 23:01, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC) |
The first statement of this article is false. The A-12 was the basis of both the YF-12 and the SR-71. The YF-12 was done after A-12 and SR-71. [[User:Kowloonese|Kowloonese]] 23:01, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC) |
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:Not quite. The A-12, a CIA spy plane, first flew out of Groom Lake in April 1962 and remained secret until 1982. The YF-12 interceptor first flew at Groom Lake in August 1963. President Johnson announced the existence of the YF-12 in February 1964 (mistakingly calling it the A-11), and from this point on the YF-12 was the "cover" airplane for the A-12. The SR-71 first flew in December 1964 (and was already known to the public) and was also used to cover up for the A-12. When A-12s were seen or crashed, the Air Force would simply say to the public that it was actually a YF-12 or an experimental SR-71. |
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:I would agree that the A-12 was the basis for both planes, and I'd also agree that the A-12, as a substantially different plane with a substantially different mission, should have its own article. --[[User:68.43.122.246|68.43.122.246]] 20:24, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC) |
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YF-12 and A-12 are two different planes
The A-12 (one-seater) is a spy-plane like the SR-71 (two-seater). The YF-12 is an intercepter. Why is the A-12 article redirected to YF-12? They need two separate articles.
- The Lockheed YF-12 was a prototype interceptor aircraft that formed the basis for the SR-71 Blackbird.
The first statement of this article is false. The A-12 was the basis of both the YF-12 and the SR-71. The YF-12 was done after A-12 and SR-71. Kowloonese 23:01, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- Not quite. The A-12, a CIA spy plane, first flew out of Groom Lake in April 1962 and remained secret until 1982. The YF-12 interceptor first flew at Groom Lake in August 1963. President Johnson announced the existence of the YF-12 in February 1964 (mistakingly calling it the A-11), and from this point on the YF-12 was the "cover" airplane for the A-12. The SR-71 first flew in December 1964 (and was already known to the public) and was also used to cover up for the A-12. When A-12s were seen or crashed, the Air Force would simply say to the public that it was actually a YF-12 or an experimental SR-71.
- I would agree that the A-12 was the basis for both planes, and I'd also agree that the A-12, as a substantially different plane with a substantially different mission, should have its own article. --68.43.122.246 20:24, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)