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Skunk Works To Display Darkstar from Top Gun: Maverick at Edwards Airshow
Fact and fiction have combined to create a top-draw attraction, as Lockheed Martin’s hypersonic creation for the "Top Gun: Maverick" movie goes public.
Darkstar, the full-scale but fictional aircraft built by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, will be on static display at the Edwards Air Force Base airshow from October 14 to 16. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
Darkstar, the full-scale but fictional aircraft built by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, will be on static display at the Edwards Air Force Base airshow from October 14 to 16. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works will put a secret hypersonic airplane on static display at the Edwards Air Force Base airshow from October 14 to 16. But it will never fly. It is the Darkstar full-scale model that is featured in the opening scenes of this year’s hit movie “Top Gun: Maverick.” 

The exhibit looks set to be the main attraction, at least on the first day of the show, when some 12,000 students from high schools in the region will attend. Lockheed and the show organizers hope that it will stimulate interest in aerospace careers.