Skunk Works
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Skunk Works is an official pseudonym for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs, the company's tactical research and development arm. It is responsible for a number of aircraft designs, highl
Entrance plaza at the Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, 2004
Assembly line of the SR-71 Blackbird at Skunk Works, 1965
A modern Skunk Works project leverages an older one: LASRE atop the SR-71 Blackbird.
The Skunk Works logo as seen on one of Lockheed Martin’s hangars
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
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The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a retired long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corporat
Skunk Works
…Star in 1943. During this time, the group was called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works engineers subsequently developed the U-2, SR-71 Blackbird, F-117 Nighthawk, F-22 Raptor, and F-35 Lightning II, the latter being used in the air forces of several countries. The Skunk Works name was taken from…
Lockheed SR 71 Blackbird
Tandem cockpits
No-step areas are outlined in red on the SR-71A at the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB. Operational aircraft had the words NO STEP to indicate to which side of the line the warning applied.