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The Lockheed YO-3 "Quiet Star" was an United States single-engined, propeller-driven aircraft that was developed for battlefield observation during the Vietnam War. It was designed to be as quiet as possible, and was intended to observe troop movements in near-silence during the hours of darkness.

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  2. "YO-3A "Quiet Star" Silent Stealth Airplane". Vietnam Helicopters Museum. http://www.vietnamhelicopters.org/yo-3a-quiet-star/. 
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  4. Andrade 1979, p. 140.
  5. Peter Merlin, Public Affairs NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. "Quiet Research Aircraft Retires to California Museum". NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Website. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/Features/yo-3a_departs_armstrong.html. 
  6. Francillon 1982, pp. 434-439
  7. "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed YO-3A-LM Quiet Star, s/n 69-18000 US, c/n 001". http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=3647. 
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