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!
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The history of the famous company SKUNK WORKS,
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This review is from: Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works: The Official History (Paperback)
I highly recommend you buy this book if you like a little bit of history and the future mixed together. This book tells about the XP-80 to the F-22 Raptor. It also tells a little bit about the future of stealth. From the very beginning of SKUNK WORKS and how it was founded to what SKUNK WORKS is doing today. Every chapter is dedicated to one of SKUNK WORKS planes. It has unlimited information on each plane in each chapter and has excellent pictures. Every thing that you would want to know on the SR-71 or the F-22 or any other plane that SKUNK WORKS has made is in this book. I highly recommend you buy this book.
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Lockheed's Skunk Works,
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This review is from: Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works: The Official History (Paperback)
The book had an excellent photographic review of Lockheed's history. The text was poor. There were several misspelled words and paragraphs that were hard to read. It could have used a better editor. Ben Rich's book is more entertaining and easier to read.
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This review is from: Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works: The Official History (Paperback)
Truly an amazing story! Skunk Works has built the most advanced planes ever, in total secrecy. From the U-2 thru the SR-71 and the F-117 up to the F-22, this book details the trials and tribulations of a small, focused division of a huge aerospace conglomerate. Fascinating insight into the shooting down of Gary Powers over the USSR, frank discussion of decision making in the U.S. Military, not-so-subtle snipes at the traditionalists in the U.S. Navy, behind the scenes wrangling, and the low down on the F-117 Stealth fighter. I got this book as a gift when Lockheed and Martin merged, it's a shame that the entire company can't be as effective as this one small division.
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