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The projects of Skunk Works : 75 years of Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs / Steve Pace ; foreword by Eric Hehs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pace, Steve, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lockheed aircraft--History.
- Lockheed aircraft.
- Aeronautics--Research--United States--History.
- Aeronautics.
- Aeronautics, Military--Research--United States--History.
- Aeronautics, Military.
- Research aircraft--United States--History.
- Research aircraft.
- Lockheed Advanced Development Company--History.
- Lockheed Advanced Development Company.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (259 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Voyageur Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- The Projects of Skunk Works examines 75 years of Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs, from jet fighters to missiles, heavy-lift helicopters, a lighter-than-air ship, drones, and a stealth boat.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Tiltle
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 01: The 1940s: Forming the Wings to Come
- Lightning: The XP-38 and YP-38
- TDN L-133 and TDN L-1000
- XP-49
- Constellation: The C-69
- Shooting Star: The F-80
- XP-80A
- Chain Lightning: The XP-58
- Saturn: The Model 75
- Constitution: The XR6V
- Racey: The P-80R
- T-Bird: The T-33
- Starfire: The F-94
- Penetration Fighter: The XF-90
- 02: The 1950s: Forthcoming Technologies
- Flying Stovepipe: The X-7A andthe XQ-5 Kingfisher
- SeaStar: The T2V
- Starfighter: The F-104
- Vertical Riser: The XFV-1
- Hercules: The YC-130
- Suntan: TDN CL-400
- USAF Neptune: The RB-69A
- Aquatone: The U-2
- Catching the Third Wire:The U-2 Joins the US Navy
- U-2R: Rebirth of the U-2
- TR-1A: The Ultimate U-2
- JetStar
- SAMOS: Satellite Missile Observation System
- Corona Reconnaissance Satellite System
- 03: The 1960s: Advancing the State of the Art
- Oxcart: The A-12
- Kedlock: The YF-12A
- Tagboard: The D-21 and M-21
- Senior Bowl: The D-21B and B-52H
- Senior Crown: The SR-71
- SST: Supersonic Transport
- F-X: Fighter-Experimental
- 04: The 1970s: Era of Wizardry
- CL-1200/X-27 Lancer
- F-X Program
- Advanced Day Fighter/Lightweight Fighter Program
- Project Harvey
- Have Blue XST
- X-24C: Hypersonic Research Airplane
- Senior Prom: Stealth Cruise Missile
- Senior Trend: The F-117A
- 05: The 1980s: Bewildering Ventures
- Senior Peg:The Advanced Technology Bomber
- ATA: Advanced Tactical Aircraft
- ASTOVL: Advanced Short Takeoff andVertical Landing
- Sea Shadow: Stealth upon the Waves
- SSF: The STOVL Strike Fighter
- RIVET
- 06: The 1990s: Manned versus Unmanned
- ATF: Advanced Tactical Fighter
- NATF: Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter
- MRF: Multi-Role Fighter.
- A-X and A/F-X: The Advanced Attackand Advanced/Fighter-AttackPrograms
- CALF: Common AffordableLightweight Fighter
- JAST: Joint Advanced Strike Technology
- VentureStar: The X-33
- DarkStar: The RQ-3
- LightStar UAV: The P-420
- UCAV: Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle
- JASSM: Joint Air-to-SurfaceStandoff Missile
- 07: The 2000s: Out with the Old,in with the New
- QSST: Quiet Supersonic Transport
- JSF: Joint Strike Fighter
- RATTLRS: Revolutionary Approach toTime Critical Long Range Strike
- Polecat: The P-175 Unmanned AerialSystem Demonstrator
- Hybrid Air Vehicle: The P-791
- ACCA: The X-55A AdvancedComposite Cargo Aircraft
- ISIS: Integrated Sensor is Structure
- RQ-170 Sentinel
- Desert Hawk
- NASA/Lockheed Martin N-PlusAircraft Program
- 08: The 2010s: The Quantum Leaps
- FALCON: Hypersonic Test Vehicle
- SACD: Speed Agile Concept Demonstrator
- UCLASS: Unmanned Carrier-LaunchedAirborne Surveillance and Strike
- MUTT: The X-56A Multi-UtilityTechnology Testbed
- NGAD: Next Generation Air Dominance
- VARIOUS: VTOL AdvancedReconnaissance Insertion OrganicUnmanned System
- TR-X: Tactical Reconnaissance-Experimental
- HSSW: High-Speed Strike Weapon
- SR-72: Hypersonic Demonstrator Aircraft
- HWB: Hybrid Wing Body
- LBFD: Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
- ARES: Aerial ReconfigurableEmbedded System
- LRSB: Long Range Strike Bomber
- LRASM: The AGM-158C Long RangeAnti-Ship Missile
- Appendix A: Timeline
- Appendix B: Skunk Works Related Patents
- Appendix C: L- and CL-Numbersand Associations
- Appendix D: Lockheed Model Numbers
- Appendix E: Chief Skunks-Presidents,Executive Vice Presidents, and GeneralManagers of the Skunk Works
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780760351574
- 0760351570
- OCLC:
- 964410302
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