Article: California Science Center Crowns New Parking Structure With Unique A-12 Blackbird Plane to Herald the Centennial of Flight.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- California Science Center CEO and President Jeff Rudolph has announced that a unique A-12 Blackbird spy plane (the CIA version of the U.S. Air Force SR-71 Blackbird) will be installed on Thursday, August 28 atop a newly constructed subterranean parking structure set to open in December. The A-12, known for traveling much faster than the speed of sound, is fabricated entirely of titanium and this particular aircraft is the only A-12 trainer ever constructed. It has also flown more flights and spent more hours in the air than any other A-12. The Blackbird exhibit installation heralds the upcoming California Science Center "Centennial ...

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