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<td valign="top">[[Image:Blackbird.jpg|120px|left]]'''[[Blackbird| The Blackbird]]:''' The '''Blackbird''', also referred to as the '''X-Jet''', is a supersonic transport based off of a heavily-modified [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR-71_Blackbird SR-71 Blackbird]. The Blackbird is an incredibly complex aircraft, requiring a significant degree of skill to operate. As such, advanced pilot training is usually required to fly the jet. The basic functions are similar to other jet aircraft of similar size, but the complex electronic and VTOL systems usually require two skilled pilots to operate - one pilot can fly it, but this is incredibly difficult.
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Initially intended as a light-hearted ''Buffy''-esque comedy plot, ''Love Potion Number Nine'' became one of the Big Events of 2004, with repercussions still echoing even into 2007.
 
  
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It all started harmlessly enough - tired of [[Doug Ramsey| Doug Ramsey's]] moping over his unrequited love for [[Marie D'Ancato]], newcomer and witch [[Amanda Sefton]] gave him a love potion, as a test of his ethics. After a moment's tempation, Doug, afraid to pour the potion down the drain for fear of where it might end up, locked it in a drawer with the intention of asking Amanda to dispose of it later. However, no-one had reckoned on [[Kwannon]] deciding to make use of the potential for chaos the potion represented.
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The Blackbird has been modified and includes a number of special characteristics:
  
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Doug found himself the recipent of far more romantic interest the next day than he ever could have imagined - or could handle. When [[Jamie Madrox]] found his girlfriend [[Kitty Pryde]] kissing Doug, he realised something was indeed amiss and went to the mansion's empath, [[Manuel de la Rocha]] as the potential culprit. Manuel pointed him in the direction of Amanda, who had also been hit with the potion; leaving her to seek out her 'Dougie', Jamie went to find his distraught girlfriend, who couldn't understand what was going on.
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*'''Stealth''': The Blackbird uses a radar-diffusive skin to render it effectively invisible to most radar devices. The Blackbird also has a "silent flight" mode, although its top speed is radically diminished in this mode. While the Blackbird cannot be made optically invisible, the paint scheme is electronically controlled to provide some degree of camouflage depending on the surroundings.
  
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Doug himself had put the pieces together following an alarming situation with Marie, and sought out the witch himself, only to find her naked in his bed. Avoiding her advances, he sought out Manuel to use his empathy to cancel out the effect of the potion on Amanda long enough for her to cast a counterspell. The aftermath was brutal - various individuals went through feelings of violation and betrayal, relationships went through upheaval, Doug blamed himself and almost became suicidal, and Amanda locked herself away, wracked with new sensations of guilt, coupled with withdrawal from the power she'd been absorbing from the Gem of [[Cyttorak]]. She came very close to being expelled, and in return for being allowed to stay, she undertook counselling with [[Dr. Leonard Samson]] and magical bootcamp with the [[London Coven]].
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*'''VTOL capability''': One of the major modifications to the stock SR-71 design (other than modifying the fuselage for passengers) is a vectored thrust Vertical Takeoff And Landing system, allowing the Blackbird to hover up to 150 feet above ground level and launch without a standard runway.
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*'''Special equipment''': The Blackbird has at times been outfitted with temporary devices such as a portable low-range version of [[Cerebro]], a containment device for energy-projecting mutants, and a portable medical unit for disaster relief missions.
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It can fit up to 18 passengers, and fly to speeds of Mach 3.75.
  
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There were other positives, however - out of the chaos, [[Marie-Ange]] and Doug began their relationship.
 
  
 
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The Blackbird: The Blackbird, also referred to as the X-Jet, is a supersonic transport based off of a heavily-modified SR-71 Blackbird. The Blackbird is an incredibly complex aircraft, requiring a significant degree of skill to operate. As such, advanced pilot training is usually required to fly the jet. The basic functions are similar to other jet aircraft of similar size, but the complex electronic and VTOL systems usually require two skilled pilots to operate - one pilot can fly it, but this is incredibly difficult.

The Blackbird has been modified and includes a number of special characteristics:

  • Stealth: The Blackbird uses a radar-diffusive skin to render it effectively invisible to most radar devices. The Blackbird also has a "silent flight" mode, although its top speed is radically diminished in this mode. While the Blackbird cannot be made optically invisible, the paint scheme is electronically controlled to provide some degree of camouflage depending on the surroundings.
  • VTOL capability: One of the major modifications to the stock SR-71 design (other than modifying the fuselage for passengers) is a vectored thrust Vertical Takeoff And Landing system, allowing the Blackbird to hover up to 150 feet above ground level and launch without a standard runway.
  • Special equipment: The Blackbird has at times been outfitted with temporary devices such as a portable low-range version of Cerebro, a containment device for energy-projecting mutants, and a portable medical unit for disaster relief missions.

It can fit up to 18 passengers, and fly to speeds of Mach 3.75.


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