How the A-12 went from the first US supersonic spy plane to inspiring the name of Elon Musk's child

How the A-12 went from the first US supersonic spy plane to inspiring the name of Elon Musk's child

The American spy plane Lockheed A-12 Oxcart taking off.Collection Bernard Crochet/Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe Archangel-12, or A-12 for short, is considered to be America's first supersonic spy plane.But the spy plane was retired after one year as its successor was already in development.Its design inspired future spy planes like the SR-71  — as well as the name of Elon Musk's son.The Lockheed A-12 was an iconic US spy pla…