THE BLACKBIRD



For many years, this was the X-Men's main mode of travel throughout the world. Originally built by Lockheed Martin, the Blackbird has always possessed Mach capability as well as Stealth ability and Vertical Thrusters. Needless to say, the have gone through many of these jets with time, and the newer ones have been created and modified by Forge to have even greater capability. The craft is intended to be a transonic transportation device that can carry all current members of the X-Men plus several passengers. The Blackbird is equipped to fly long-duration, high-altitude reconnaissance missions and shorter trips, as well as to any climate. A mission specific add-on pod can be equipped for several pre-planned or exotic mission scenarios. It is also outfitted for battle with several offensive systems stations which control the built-in laser guns.