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Skunk Works

Author : Leo Janos
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 031624693X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Skunk Works written by Leo Janos and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic history of America's high-stakes quest to dominate the skies is "a gripping technothriller in which the technology is real" (New York Times Book Review). From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, Skunk Works is the true story of America's most secret and successful aerospace operation. As recounted by Ben Rich, the operation's brilliant boss for nearly two decades, the chronicle of Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works is a drama of Cold War confrontations and Gulf War air combat, of extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement against fantastic odds. Here are up-close portraits of the maverick band of scientists and engineers who made the Skunk Works so renowned. Filled with telling personal anecdotes and high adventure, with narratives from the CIA and from Air Force pilots who flew the many classified, risky missions, this book is a riveting portrait of the most spectacular aviation triumphs of the twentieth century. "Thoroughly engrossing." --Los Angeles Times Book Review

Beyond the Horizons

Author : Walter J. Boyne
Publisher : Saint Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 9780312244385
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Horizons written by Walter J. Boyne and published by Saint Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 1999-11-23 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the many factors that led Lockheed from near bankruptcy in the 1930s to become one of the most successful and innovative aerospace corporations in the world

Prophets of War

Author : William D. Hartung
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459608933
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Prophets of War written by William D. Hartung and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exposé of forefront military contractor Lockheed Martin discusses its power and influence while tracing the company's billion-dollar growth and presence in every aspect of American life.

Lockheed

Author : Gil Cefaratt
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781563118470
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Lockheed written by Gil Cefaratt and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lockheed, Atlanta, and the Struggle for Racial Integration

Author : Randall L. Patton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780820361727
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Lockheed, Atlanta, and the Struggle for Racial Integration written by Randall L. Patton and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Innovation with Purpose

Author : Lockheed Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781882771394
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book Innovation with Purpose written by Lockheed Martin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913

Author : René J. Francillon
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913 written by René J. Francillon and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

75 years of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works

Author : James C. Goodall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472846451
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book 75 years of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works written by James C. Goodall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works was founded in the summer of 1943 to develop a jet-powered high-altitude interceptor for the USAAF, and ever since it has been at the forefront of technological development in the world of aviation. From the XP-80 to the U-2, SR-71, F-117, F-22 and now the F-35, the Skunk Works team has designed aircraft that are the pinnacle of innovation and performance. 75 years of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works takes us through the history of this legendary facility from its foundation at the height of World War II under the talented engineer, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, through to the present day. Illustrated with over a thousand photographs and drawings, it details the 46 unclassified programmes developed by the Skunk Works, following them through prototype build-up, first flight and, if they reached the frontline, operational service.

L-1011 TriStar and the Lockheed Story

Author : Douglas J. Ingells
Publisher : T A B-Aero
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book L-1011 TriStar and the Lockheed Story written by Douglas J. Ingells and published by T A B-Aero. This book was released on 1973 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works

Author : Jay Miller
Publisher : Midland
ISBN 13 : 9781857800371
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works written by Jay Miller and published by Midland. This book was released on 1995 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first and only official history of the worlds most famous advanced aircraft design bureau youve been waiting for! In a major pulling back of the veil of secrecy, official histories of such noteworthy products as the U-2, A-12, D-21, SR-71 and F-117 are finally brought to light, authentically described by the company and the men who designed and built them. Lists all production quantities, serial numbers, build numbers, significant personalities and technical data. Exceptional!

The Projects of Skunk Works

Author : Steve Pace
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 0760351570
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The Projects of Skunk Works written by Steve Pace and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories behind more than 50 secret projects undertaken by the famed Lockheed Martin Skunk Works on behalf of the US Armed Forces, DARPA, and the CIA - all illustrated with official Skunk Works photography and commissioned artworks. Hatched in June 1943 after a special request of the US Army Air Forces to develop a turbojet-powered fighter to counter growing German threats, Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works has gone on to develop remarkable aeronautical and space technologies, including stealth. Some have made it into production, while others never quite made it off drafting boards and computer screens, but proved fascinating nonetheless. This generously illustrated history tackles Skunk Works programs ranging from jet fighters and jet engines to missiles and rockets, helicopters, research aircraft, airships, unmanned aerial vehicles and recon drones, and even the seagoing stealth ship Sea Shadow - more than 50 in all. Author Steve Pace examines the historical context which led government organizations to approach the Skunk Works, as well as the technologies and projects developed there (often on a handshake and unburdened by bureaucracies), and the anecdotes and legends associated with each program. Pace includes official Skunk Works photography of the projects taken both at its headquarters and at test facilities such as Area 51. In addition, commissioned color artworks help further illustrate many of these projects featured herein. In addition to profiling legendary aircraft like the F-80, F-94, F-104, U-2, SR-71, F-117, and F-35, Pace takes on more obscure projects from the past as well as those still to come, such as the hypersonic SR-72 and High Speed Strike Weapon, and even offers a peak into what the future might hold with the proposed TR-X.

The Lockheed Plant

Author : Joe Kirby
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738587967
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (879 download)

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Download or read book The Lockheed Plant written by Joe Kirby and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lockheed Plant in Marietta has been building many of the world's most legendary aircraft for the past 60 years--and that doesn't even count its service building B-29 bombers for the Bell Aircraft Company during World War II. Lockheed's six decades have seen the plant build jet bombers, like the B-47 Stratojet; the world's most dominant fighter jet (the F-22 Raptor); and the most vaunted cargo planes (C-130 Hercules, C-141 StarLifter, and C-5 Galaxy). In Images of America: The Lockheed Plant, readers will learn about those planes, the people who designed and assembled them, and the plant in which they were built. The striking images in this book were shared by Lockheed Martin and the Marietta Daily Journal and depict the plant from its construction through today.

Lockheed Constellation

Author : Graham M Simons
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1526758873
Total Pages : 723 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Lockheed Constellation written by Graham M Simons and published by Air World. This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated history “recounts the unusual and sometimes dramatic development and operational career of one of the twentieth century’s most iconic airliners” (Aviation History Magazine). Clarence “Kelly” Johnson’s design for the Lockheed Constellation, known affectionately as the Connie, produced one of the world’s most iconic airliners. Lockheed had been working on the L-044 Excalibur, a four-engine, pressurized airliner, since 1937. In 1939, Trans World Airlines, at the instigation of major stockholder Howard Hughes, requested a forty-passenger transcontinental aircraft with a range of 3,500 miles, well beyond the capabilities of the Excalibur design. TWA’s requirements led to the L-049 Constellation, designed by Lockheed engineers including Kelly Johnson and Hall Hibbard. Between 1943 and 1958, Lockheed built 856 Constellations in numerous models at its Burbank, California, factory—all with the same distinctive and immediately recognizable triple-tail design and dolphin-shaped fuselage. The Constellation was used as a civil airliner and as a military and civilian air transport, seeing service in the Berlin and the Biafran airlifts. Three of them served as the presidential aircraft for Dwight D. Eisenhower. After World War II, TWA’s transatlantic service began on February 6, 1946 with a New York-Paris flight in a Constellation. Then, on June 17, 1947, Pan Am opened the first-ever scheduled round-the-world service with their L-749 Clipper America. With revealing insight into the Lockheed Constellation, the renowned aviation historian Graham M. Simons examines its design, development, and service, both military and civil. In doing so, he reveals the story of a design which, as the first pressurized airliner in widespread use, helped to usher in affordable and comfortable air travel around the world. “Simons makes good use of black-and-white and color photographs of Constellations in various airline markings and includes colorful airline brochures and marketing posters featuring the aircraft.” —Air Power History

Lockheed Secret Projects : Inside the Skunk Works

Author : Dennis R. Jenkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610607285
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Lockheed Secret Projects : Inside the Skunk Works written by Dennis R. Jenkins and published by . This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1943, scores of remarkable aircraft have rolled out of the hangars occupied by Lockheed's top-secret Skunk Works program. This in-depth look at the famous research-and-design team's secret projects reveals the nuts and bolts behind aircraft ranging from the P-80 Shooting Star to today's X-35 Joint Strike Fighter prototype. While the emphasis is on high-profile products like the U-2 Dragon Lady, SR-71 Blackbird, F-117 Nighthawk and F-22 Raptor, the book also examines Skunk Works projects that have yet to be covered in book form, including the Tier III Minus DarkStar unmanned air vehicle and the X-33 VentureStar orbiter. Photographs from Lockheed and private archives help explain how the Skunk Works have revolutionized military aviation from the jet age to stealth and beyond.

Lockheed C-5 Galaxy

Author : Chris Reed
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780764312052
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Lockheed C-5 Galaxy written by Chris Reed and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still the largest U.S. military aircraft more than three decades after its first flight, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy remains an integral part of Air Mobility Command into the 21st century. Lockheed C-5 Galaxy chronicles the development and service career of this behemoth of the airways, starting with the early 1960s requirement for a larger airlifter to supplement the C-141A, through Galaxys troubled early history to the types service during the Nickel Grass, Desert Shield, and other airlift operations. Several Galaxy counterparts, such as the Antonov An-124, are also depicted. Over 140 photographs, nearly all in color and many never before published, show the C-5 and other airlifters in a variety of paint schemes, while detail shots will be of use to the scale modeler.

Lockheed TriStar

Author : Graham M. Simons
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1526758830
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Lockheed TriStar written by Graham M. Simons and published by Air World. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A thoughtful, well-organized overview from the beginning to the twilight days of this iconic airliner” by the highly regarded aviation historian (Large Scale Planes). In April 1972, after six grueling years of design and development, the then Lockheed California Company (now Lockheed Martin) delivered the most technologically advanced commercial jet of its era, the L-1011 TriStar, to its first client, Eastern Airlines. To mark the moment, Lockheed decided to make an impressive statement about the capabilities of its new medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner. It did so in spectacular fashion. Overseen by two test pilots, a total of 115 crew members, VIPs, Lockheed employees, and selected reporters boarded a TriStar at Lockheed’s Palmdale plant in California. The subsequent 4-hour, 13-minute flight to Washington Dulles Airport was achieved with virtually no input from the two pilots in the cockpit, the TriStar’s Automatic Flight Control System being “engaged from takeoff roll to landing.” It was, Lockheed proudly claimed, “the first cross-country flight without the need for human hands on the controls.” On the way to the L-1011’s inaugural flight, Lockheed battled through design challenges, financial difficulties, and even international allegations of bribery, with the result that the TriStar, famed for its large, curved nose, low-set wings, and graceful swept tail, remained in production until 1984, by when 250 examples had been built. The toll on Lockheed, however, was too great and after the TriStar it withdrew from the commercial aircraft business. In this revealing insight into the L-1011, the renowned aviation historian Graham M. Simons reveals the full story of this airliner’s design, development and service over the decades since 1970.

Lockheed Bribery

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Lockheed Bribery written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: